An account is given of the discovery and excavation of this small cave in the 1940s. William (Willie) Iredale Stanton’s (WIS) caving diaries, excavation notes and archaeological finds are curated in the Wells and Mendip Museum. Field visits to the museum and Scragg’s Hole were undertaken to better understand its archaeological significance, topography and stratigraphy. Whilst the excavation and written reports are remarkable for someone aged 13 years the archaeological excavation methods fall a long way short of what is expected today. In his notes WIS informs us that at the beginning of the excavation he and his fellow students were excavating soil at interval depths of six inches and documenting this accordingly. However, for some reason not explained, they later started excavating and recording at a depth of every 12 inches. This presumably was to reach the lower levels of the cave and the Roman floor level sooner. It may be that in their youthful exuberance they missed possible post Roman to Medieval levels, although some artefacts from this period are mentioned in his excavation record. The bones that were excavated were not all kept. In addition, the site was exposed, well known in the local area and therefore subject to site contamination. WIS notes that they frequently lost equipment due to theft and that the site was subject to other acts of mischief