Lyell Cave
Engis, Italy
The Lyell Cave, formerly called Grande caverne d'Engihoul, is located near the ancienne commune of Éhein, municipality of Engis, Liège Province, Belgium. It is one of many caves investigated or discovered by Philippe-Charles Schmerling, in 1831; the cave is named for a later researcher, Sir Charles
Lyell, who visited the cave in 1860. Together with the Rosée Cave, it was classified as an exceptional cultural heritage of Wallonia in July 1988, making it accessible only to scientific researchers. The cave's troglofauna includes Belgium's only cave-inhabiting beetle, Tychobythinus belgicus.
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- Grotte de Rosée cave
- Engis attraction · 0.8 km away
- Grotte di Schmerling cave · 2 km away
- Haute École de la Province de Liège university · 2 km away
- Castle of Warfusée castle · 3 km away
- Château de Warfusée castle · 3 km away
- Gourmet Museum and Library library · 4 km away
- Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse attraction · 5 km away