Friday 13th February 2026  

Woolly rhinoceros remains found at Quorn

In 1938 the complete jaw of a woolly rhinoceros was discovered in the Quorn gravel pits belonging to William Moss and Sons (in north Quorn). It was buried 15 feet below the surface, 2ft 6in (76cm) long and contains four intact teeth on either side of the jaw. The remains are approximately 37,000 years old. In the 21st century they were put on permanent display at Charnwood Museum in Loughborough.

The Woolly Rhinoceros had two large horns and was approximately 13 feet long (4 metres) and 6 feet (2 metres) tall at its shoulders.

Remains of mammoths and other animals from the end of the ice age have also been discovered in Quorn.

The attached leaflet entitled ‘The Woolly Rhinoceros in Leicestershire’ was written by C. A. Sizer in 1964 and is reproduced by kind permission of the original publisher; the Leicestershire Literary and Philosophical Society.

See also Artefact 434

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Submitted on: 2025-10-03 Submitted by: Dennis Marchant Artefact ID: 2629 Artefact URL: www.quornmuseum.com/display.php?id=2629