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How well do you know your caves?

YORKSHIRE, THE POTHOLER’S PARADISE
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The older name for cave G was Helln Pot. I was attending a 'meet' at which it was planned to descend the pot via another cave, which connects with the big rock bridge halfway down. The climb down was to be done by rope-ladder; we were to be spirited up for 180 of the 272 feet to the surface by motor winch, in a boson’s chair, like theatre fairies pulled up to the wings by wires. From a distance, however, the pot looked as if it was on fire, with smoke pouring from it; this was the spray from the swollen stream which was pouring into it with a majestic roar.
 
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for this evening's cave.

An interesting cave of medium difficulty is cave H. It is five miles north-east of Ammanford, in the lovely wild country below below the commanding ruins of Careg Cannon Castle. A rope is only needed if a descent is to be made to the river at the third river chamber. It is a rather confusing cave, with many partings of the ways, so that it would be well to bring a plan, or to mark the more difficult cross-roads with wooden slips. The entry is on the left side of a little ravine from which the river appears.

I will publish the leader-board tomorrow.
 
Back to
SOUTH WALES
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for this evening's cave.

An interesting cave of medium difficulty is cave H. It is five miles north-east of Ammanford, in the lovely wild country below below the commanding ruins of Careg Cannon Castle. A rope is only needed if a descent is to be made to the river at the third river chamber. It is a rather confusing cave, with many partings of the ways, so that it would be well to bring a plan, or to mark the more difficult cross-roads with wooden slips. The entry is on the left side of a little ravine from which the river appears.

I will publish the leader-board tomorrow.
Llygad Llwchwr?
 
Thanks to everyone who has taken part. I hope everyone is enjoying how Cecil describes the caves. There's nothing wrong with a bit of hyperbole now and again. :unsure:

After 8 cave descriptions here's the leader board.

Leader Board.jpg
 
I enjoyed that despite not remembering a single thing (apart from the cover) about a book which I read many times as a child, although it was over 60 years ago. Anyone remember the fantasy about the discovery of the Cheddar Master Cave via Viper Cave or the Swinnergill Kirk mystery, both written for children or young adults?
 
the Swinnergill Kirk mystery, both written for children or young adults?
I've been to the Kirk quite a few times but I've never come across a 'mystery' (apart from the legendary use of it as a religious retreat for Catholics or nonconformists).
 
DERBYSHIRE DALES
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Cave I
has an impressive a setting as could be wished for, in its gorge of sheer cliffs, with Peveril Castle above, and the lofty cave mouth below. The cave lacks good stalactites, but has very long, impressive passages. It is one of the largest cave systems in Derbyshire; and it has recently had some fresh series added to it by the explorations of the Cave Diving Group (the ‘Frogmen’).
 
SOUTH WALES
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A slightly trickier one today.

Near Merthyr Tydfil are two caves in the Nant Glais valley, Pontsarn. Cave J also called Badger Hole is a short cave which starts interestingly, but soon ends in a sump which so far has not been passed. It is just below where the path crosses the dry river-bed above a small gorge; the stream, which has gone underground higher up, reappears from this cave.
THE FOREST OF DEAN
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If anyone is wondering if Cecil described any caves in the Forest of Dean, I'm afraid he didn't.

In chapter 5 he writes:
The Forest of Dean limestone is disappointing to cavers, probably because the cavities which elsewhere would have been widened into cave-systems, were filled up by iron ore.
He goes to describe a few iron mines and cave shelters and then concludes the chapter by saying:
In general, however, the Forest of Dean has not enough caving interest to warrant a special visit.

I wonder what Cecil Cullingford would have made of the recent discoveries in Redhouse Swallet?
 
SOUTH WALES
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A slightly trickier one today.

Near Merthyr Tydfil are two caves in the Nant Glais valley, Pontsarn. Cave J also called Badger Hole is a short cave which starts interestingly, but soon ends in a sump which so far has not been passed. It is just below where the path crosses the dry river-bed above a small gorge; the stream, which has gone underground higher up, reappears from this cave.
THE FOREST OF DEAN
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If anyone is wondering if Cecil described any caves in the Forest of Dean, I'm afraid he didn't.

In chapter 5 he writes:
The Forest of Dean limestone is disappointing to cavers, probably because the cavities which elsewhere would have been widened into cave-systems, were filled up by iron ore.
He goes to describe a few iron mines and cave shelters and then concludes the chapter by saying:
In general, however, the Forest of Dean has not enough caving interest to warrant a special visit.

I wonder what Cecil Cullingford would have made of the recent discoveries in Redhouse Swallet?
Ogof Rhyd Sych?
 
SOUTH WALES
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A slightly trickier one today.

Near Merthyr Tydfil are two caves in the Nant Glais valley, Pontsarn. Cave J also called Badger Hole is a short cave which starts interestingly, but soon ends in a sump which so far has not been passed. It is just below where the path crosses the dry river-bed above a small gorge; the stream, which has gone underground higher up, reappears from this cave.
THE FOREST OF DEAN
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If anyone is wondering if Cecil described any caves in the Forest of Dean, I'm afraid he didn't.

In chapter 5 he writes:
The Forest of Dean limestone is disappointing to cavers, probably because the cavities which elsewhere would have been widened into cave-systems, were filled up by iron ore.
He goes to describe a few iron mines and cave shelters and then concludes the chapter by saying:
In general, however, the Forest of Dean has not enough caving interest to warrant a special visit.

I wonder what Cecil Cullingford would have made of the recent discoveries in Redhouse Swallet?
Indeed, with much more still to find.
 
SOMERSET
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On the opposite side of the stream, in the same Twin Brook (see cave D), and seven yards above the track, is the tiny entrance to three-hundred-foot-long cave K. It is narrow all the way and even the grottoes are tiny. The ‘letter box’ on the left admits the climber into Paradise, and reminds one how hard it is for the rich or fat to get into the Kingdom of Heaven, or for the camel to pass through the eye of a needle. A small sloping chamber lets one down a slide and through an even higher squeeze, the ‘Tie Press’.
 
SOUTH WALES
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There are several caves in this area, of medium length and moderate difficulty. One must only be attempted by an experienced party with adequate rope ladders and lifelines; this is Cave L, a pothole of the Yorkshire type, eighty feet deep, on the mountains to the west of Little Neath River Cave. At the bottom is a cave system going in for six hundred feet.
 
SOUTH WALES
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There are several caves in this area, of medium length and moderate difficulty. One must only be attempted by an experienced party with adequate rope ladders and lifelines; this is Cave L, a pothole of the Yorkshire type, eighty feet deep, on the mountains to the west of Little Neath River Cave. At the bottom is a cave system going in for six hundred feet.
pwll dwfn?
 
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