Sidrón Cave
Cueva del Sidrón | |
Sidrón Cave | |
| Location | Piloña municipality |
|---|---|
| Region | Asturias |
| Coordinates | 43°23′10″N 5°19′42″W / 43.38611°N 5.32833°W |
| Type | karst |
| History | |
| Periods | Paleolithic |
| Associated with | Neanderthals |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | no |
The Sidrón Cave (Asturian: Cueva del Sidrón) is a non-carboniferous limestone karst cave system located in the Piloña municipality of Asturias, northwestern Spain, where Paleolithic rock art and the fossils of more than a dozen Neanderthals were found. Declared a "Partial Natural Reserve" in 1995, the site also serves as a retreat for five species of bats and is the place of discovery of two species of Coleoptera (beetles).