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Skirwith Cave
Remnants of a stairway in Skirwith Cave
Map showing the location of Skirwith Cave
Map showing the location of Skirwith Cave
Showing location of Skirwith Cave in the Yorkshire Dales
LocationIngleborough, North Yorkshire, [UK]
OS gridSD 7095 7378
Coordinates54°09′32″N 2°26′47″W / 54.158807°N 2.446307°W / 54.158807; -2.446307[1]
Length1,000 metres (3,300 ft)[1]
Elevation275 metres (902 ft)[1]
Discovery1934[1]
GeologyCarboniferous limestone
Entrances1
DifficultyIII[1]
Hazardswater, loose boulders[1]
AccessPermit [2]
Cave survey1980 NCC line survey on Cavemaps

Skirwith Cave is a major resurgence solutional cave on Ingleborough in Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England; it was a show cave between 1964 and 1974. It is no longer open to the public but is still visited by cavers. It lies within the designated Ingleborough Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Brook, Dave (1991). Northern Caves 2 The Three Peaks. Clapham, via Lancaster: The Dalesman Publishing Company. pp. 228–229. ISBN 1855680335.
  2. ^ "Cave Access Information". Council of Northern Caving Clubs. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View - Ingleboroough SSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

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