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white+scar+caves Latitude and Longitude:

54°09′56″N 2°26′29″W / 54.165626°N 2.441345°W / 54.165626; -2.441345
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White Scar Caves
Formations in the show cave
Map showing the location of White Scar Caves
Map showing the location of White Scar Caves
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 / 54.165626; -2.441345
Length6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi)
Elevation259 metres (850 ft)
Discovery1923
Geology Carboniferous limestone
Entrances2
HazardsWater
AccessShow cave
Show cave openedOpened 1925
Show cave length1,600 metres (1,700 yd)
Cave survey cavemaps.org
Website www.whitescarcave.co.uk

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

  1. ^ Rodgers, Peter (1978). Geology of the Yorkshire Dales. Clapham, N. Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 77. ISBN  0852064829.
  2. ^ Reckert, Nick (1972). "Half a Century On". Cambridge Underground - the journal of Cambridge University Caving Club: 35–40. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Caving". White Scar Cave. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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white+scar+caves Latitude and Longitude:

54°09′56″N 2°26′29″W / 54.165626°N 2.441345°W / 54.165626; -2.441345
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

White Scar Caves
Formations in the show cave
Map showing the location of White Scar Caves
Map showing the location of White Scar Caves
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 / 54.165626; -2.441345
Length6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi)
Elevation259 metres (850 ft)
Discovery1923
Geology Carboniferous limestone
Entrances2
HazardsWater
AccessShow cave
Show cave openedOpened 1925
Show cave length1,600 metres (1,700 yd)
Cave survey cavemaps.org
Website www.whitescarcave.co.uk

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

  1. ^ Rodgers, Peter (1978). Geology of the Yorkshire Dales. Clapham, N. Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 77. ISBN  0852064829.
  2. ^ Reckert, Nick (1972). "Half a Century On". Cambridge Underground - the journal of Cambridge University Caving Club: 35–40. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Caving". White Scar Cave. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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