Pitlamp
Well-known member
As you walk up the dry valley beyond Trow Gill you go past a ladder stile on the left. Immediately over this stile is a shakehole which has slumped in following the extreme weather in February (see picture). The resulting pit is about a metre deep but there's no obvious bedrock and it's probably not very interesting from a cavers' perspective.
However, a fortnight ago there was a sheep stuck in it. After a bit of a rodeo I managed to rescue the sheep but the hole really wants covering. I've been keeping my eye open for the farmer concerned to mention this but our paths haven't crossed. I thought I had an old half door in the shed but it must have got used.
The reason I mention this here is that if anyone happens to be going past and you have a spare bit of wriggly tin or whatever (or if you've a dig on the go nearby with a bit of spare wood) could you shove something over the hole? (Please post here if you plan to deal with this, to save others going out of their way.)
Thanks.
However, a fortnight ago there was a sheep stuck in it. After a bit of a rodeo I managed to rescue the sheep but the hole really wants covering. I've been keeping my eye open for the farmer concerned to mention this but our paths haven't crossed. I thought I had an old half door in the shed but it must have got used.
The reason I mention this here is that if anyone happens to be going past and you have a spare bit of wriggly tin or whatever (or if you've a dig on the go nearby with a bit of spare wood) could you shove something over the hole? (Please post here if you plan to deal with this, to save others going out of their way.)
Thanks.