| Balch Cave | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stoke St Michael |
| Coordinates | grid reference ST65734753 |
| Discovery | 1961 |
| Geology | Limestone |
Balch Cave (grid reference ST65734753) is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. Stoke St Michael is a village and Civil parish on the Mendip Hills 4 miles north east of Shepton Mallet, and 8 miles west of Frome, in the A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Fairy Cave Quarry ( is between Stoke St Michael and Oakhill in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. Stoke St Michael is a village and Civil parish on the Mendip Hills 4 miles north east of Shepton Mallet, and 8 miles west of Frome, in the The Mendip Hills (commonly called The Mendips) are a range of Limestone hills situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
It falls within the St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest. St Dunstan's Well Catchment ( is a Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, covering near Stoke St Michael in the Mendip Hills, Somerset A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a Conservation designation denoting a Protected area in the United Kingdom.
The cave was discovered on 3rd November 1961, when blasting at one of the working faces opened up a cave passage, and much of the cave has since been quarried away. [1]
It is named in honour of Herbert. E. Balch who was famous for his exploration of the Caves of the Mendip Hills. The Caves of the Mendip Hills are formed by the particular geology of the Mendip Hills, with large areas of limestone worn away by water makes it a national centre for Caving [2]
The Fairy Caves Management Committee administers the access to this cave on behalf of the quarry owners.
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