White Scar Caves
White Scar Caves | |
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![]() Formations in the show cave | |
Location | Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England |
OS grid | SD 7128 7452 |
Coordinates | 54°09′56″N 2°26′29″W / 54.165626°N 2.441345°W |
Length | 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) |
Elevation | 259 metres (850 ft) |
Discovery | 1923 |
Geology | Carboniferous limestone |
Entrances | 2 |
Hazards | Water |
Access | Show cave |
Show cave opened | Opened 1925 |
Show cave length | 1,600 metres (1,700 yd) |
Cave survey | cavemaps.org |
Website | www |
White Scar Caves is a show cave in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England, under Ingleborough in the Chapel-le-Dale valley of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is a solutional resurgence cave formed in Carboniferous limestone, some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long.
It was first explored in August 1923 by two amateur geologists, Christopher Long[1] [2]and J.H. Churchill, but further discoveries have been made since then including "The Battlefield", one of the largest known cave chambers in Great Britain at 90 metres (300 ft) long.[3] Originally accessed through a vertical boulder choke, an access tunnel has been cut to include it on the visitor trail.
The system is open as a show cave, the entrance being from the Ribblehead to Ingleton road on the west of Ingleborough, with tours being run throughout the year. The visitor facilities include a shop and café.
References
[edit]- ^ Rodgers, Peter (1978). Geology of the Yorkshire Dales. Clapham, N. Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 77. ISBN 0852064829.
- ^ Reckert, Nick (1972). "Half a Century On". Cambridge Underground - the journal of Cambridge University Caving Club: 35–40. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Caving". White Scar Cave. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
External links
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