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The Dropper

Hillersland.

NGR:SO 55951 14318
WGS84:51.82573, -2.64055
Length:0 m
Depth:40 m
Altitude:115 m
Tags:Cave, Dig
Registry:main

The Dropper consists of a large rectangular boulder-filled hole with walls of pebbly sandstone, and an end wall which appears to be a now exposed wet cave shaft. The pit is 15m x 6m x 9m deep and takes a considerable amount of water in wet weather.

The current access to cave passage lies ....

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Dug by RFDCC 1993-2015 - Automatic siphon used to flush the cave through. Shaft descended into the Whitehead Limestone digging hampered by breakdown. Update required

This entry was last updated: 2018-04-14 01:33:43

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