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Mendip Rocks, Earth Science Lecture Day
Mendip Rocks are holding a number of presentations on Saturday 17th October as part of the Earth Science Week. Talks will include:-
Anjana Khatwa, award winning presenter and writer: "The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth". Vince Simmonds, archeologist and cave explorer: "Echoes of the Ice Age: A Pleistocene Record from Mendip Cave Deposits" Of particular interest will be the recent find, the Woolly Rhino Skull that is now in Wells Museum. Owen Dukes - Geologist (Tarmac) "Mendip Mineral Resources"
WARNING - Craig A Ffynnon
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Duncan Price
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Huge said:
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/recent_uk_events.html
I blame the gas companies myself.
TheBitterEnd
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bagpuss said:
Nah! it's bound to be those fracking unicyclists
shortscotsman
New member
The advice on the MLCMAC website is
There has recently been a rock fall just outside the cave entrance. The cliff face is very unstable and there have been a number of rock falls here in the past. There is now a very large block that appears in danger of falling. Although access to the cave is available as usual, the advice from MLCMAC and NRW is that it would be better to avoid visiting the cave until the situation is resolved.
There has recently been a rock fall just outside the cave entrance. The cliff face is very unstable and there have been a number of rock falls here in the past. There is now a very large block that appears in danger of falling. Although access to the cave is available as usual, the advice from MLCMAC and NRW is that it would be better to avoid visiting the cave until the situation is resolved.
Alkapton
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I had a look 2 weeks ago. A lot of small stuff has fallen recently but there is a lot of big stuff that could come down anytime - like everything above the gate wants to be below the gate.
Personally - in this weather I'd be happy going in. I won't because if it all comes down while I'm in the cave I will inevitably be putting others in danger.
No nothing has changed. The entrance this side of the gate is highly unstable. Its hard to see how it could be made safe.
Personally - in this weather I'd be happy going in. I won't because if it all comes down while I'm in the cave I will inevitably be putting others in danger.
No nothing has changed. The entrance this side of the gate is highly unstable. Its hard to see how it could be made safe.
Alkapton
Member
Just out of interest, while I looked at the entrance I picked up an obviously freshly fallen fragment about the size of a fist, very freshly broken, clean sharp faces. It interested me because on at least one face one could see alternating layers of what seems to me to be a couple of millimeters (at most) limestone then a millimeter thick of mudstone repeating for all of that face. I do not know how typical that fragment is (probably not very typical) but it suggests there is a very unstable fault above the entrance that is the cause of the problem.
I do not know enough to make any proper comment, but wish I did.
I do not know enough to make any proper comment, but wish I did.
LizW1985
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Went in for a trip the other night, yea if someone brought down whats left of the over hang above the entrance then I expect it could be cleared. Did the nw inlet trip to the railway dig there was also a small collapse on the right a little way along the rail tracks, there was a few lose boulders above the collapse hanging by mud didn't look very safe, but im no expert.
hell little caver
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Is it open? Hopefully going this week?
Thanks
Hellie
Thanks
Hellie
Hellie,
Cave is open, it was never closed.
Notice on MLCMAC website is advisory in nature and still applies.
As with any cave entrance situated in a potentially dangerous position (i.e. partway up a disused quarry face), check for any recent signs of rock movement before you go down.
Could do with some fresh pencils to fill in the logbook when you go. Either take your own or contact Stuart France and he should be able to provide you with some.
Hope this helps.
Cave is open, it was never closed.
Notice on MLCMAC website is advisory in nature and still applies.
As with any cave entrance situated in a potentially dangerous position (i.e. partway up a disused quarry face), check for any recent signs of rock movement before you go down.
Could do with some fresh pencils to fill in the logbook when you go. Either take your own or contact Stuart France and he should be able to provide you with some.
Hope this helps.
No actual work has been done as it seems that if you start, you may have to take a large part of the hillside down and where would you stop. We have kept an eye on it and the entrance arch, does not seem to have had anymore stuff come down. On the outside, the hill side has shed a few more rocks, so that area needs to be caution.
The lock did get stiff but has now been oiled and is OK.
Still don't hang around outside is the key advise.
The recent wet weather brought a tree down and a bit of a land slip in the Clydach Gorge, but I have not heard anything moving near Ogof Craig Ar Ffynnon.
The lock did get stiff but has now been oiled and is OK.
Still don't hang around outside is the key advise.
The recent wet weather brought a tree down and a bit of a land slip in the Clydach Gorge, but I have not heard anything moving near Ogof Craig Ar Ffynnon.
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