Zen Monkey
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Anyone know the ownership of the digs at the bottom of Darnbrook Pot? They look old and abandoned. Suspect CPC but so far no information found . Suspect they are from 1970s but would be interested in finding out.
cfmwh said:Back in the early 80's, Watto, (the late) Terry Truman and Alison (?) were digging in the choke but were following the water.
I went with them on one trip. That was enough! The fresh scratch marks on the transit sized boulders that had moved since their previous session didn't endear the place to me! It's one of those sites that reminds you of an ant in a bowl of sugar cubes!
The dig crapped out a fair way in from memory. Now that capping is an option it could be worth re-appraising the choke, but I'd take a change of shreds if I were you!
Zen Monkey said:Thanks for the replies to my query. It looks like a place that still has some potentialj
I don't know the area but a glance at the overview survey of the Darnbrook area in Caves & Karst suggests a straight line gap of about half a mile, no idea what the depth difference is thoughPitlamp said:Yes, it's on a substantial fault, pretty much below the extraordinarily large collapse dolines called the Cockpits. It's a dangerous place. I don't know if it's been tested directly but it seems likely the water reappears from the big choke beyond all the sumps in upstream Robinsons' Pot, so not too sure just how much potential there is.