Where is Creswell Crags located?
Q: Where is Creswell Crags located?
A: Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England, near the villages of Creswell and Whitwell.
Q: What type of evidence has been found at Creswell Crags?
A: Evidence of occupation at Creswell Crags has been found in the form of rich sediment layers that accumulated over thousands of years. It includes flint tools from the Mousterian period, as well as evidence of Neanderthal, Gravettian, Magdalenian, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman and post-medieval activity.
Q: Is there any cave art at Creswell Crags?
A: Yes - it contains some of the northernmost cave art in Europe.
Q: Is it open to visitors?
A: Yes - there is a visitor centre with a small museum where visitors can learn more about the site's history and view artifacts found there.
Q: Has it been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)?
A: Yes - Creswell Crags has been designated as an SSSI. It has also been put forward as a potential World Heritage Site.
Q: How was traffic impact minimised on the site?
A: In 2006–07, the B6042 road was re-routed from its path through the gorge by approximately 150 metres (160 yd) to reduce traffic impact on the site.
