 Enhanced view of the ibex carving |
Creswell Heritage Trust's efforts to preserve the ice age site at Creswell Crags have received a major financial boost. The trust has been given �10,000 by Derbyshire County Council.
The area houses the most northerly inhabited cave site in the world, dating back between 10,000 and 50,000 years.
The caves received international attention in June with the discovery of Palaeolithic stone carvings.
Tourist trade
They consist of 12,000-year-old engravings of birds and an ibex carved into the stone walls at Creswell Crags, Derbyshire.
There are fine examples of cave art in France and Spain but none had previously been found in the UK.
Local councillor Gary Mills thinks the caves will be the catalyst for a new period of prosperity in the area.
He said: "Just think what this is going to do for Creswell.
"The people of Creswell have appreciated the crags for a long time and now the whole country will become aware.
"If that can bring in firms to the area, all the better.
"And if the tourist trade can be built up at the same time that would be wonderful."
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