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Eastwater Cavern
Location Priddy
Depth 160m
Length 2. Priddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and north west of Wells. 8km
Coordinates grid reference ST53885062

Eastwater Cavern (grid reference ST53885062) is a cave near Priddy in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. 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 Priddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and north west of Wells. 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 is also know as Eastwater Swallet. A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or Cenote, is a natural depression It was first entered in 1902 by a team led by Herbert Balch. [1]

The cavern was the site of a fatal accident in 1960. [2]

It is 2. 8km in length and reaches a depth of 160m. [3] Lower levels are accessed via pitches and climbs,[4] including Primrose Pot, which at 56m (185ft) is one of the deepest vertical pitches on the Mendips. [5]

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Peter (1967). The History of Mendip Caving. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.  
  2. ^ Barrington, Nicholas; William Stanton (1977). Mendip: The complete caves. Cheddar: Cheddar Valley Press. ISBN 9780950145914.  
  3. ^ Mendip. UK and Ireland Cave Lengths and Depths. Retrieved on 2007-01-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign
  4. ^ Eastwater Cavern. UK Caves Database. Retrieved on 2007-01-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
  5. ^ Irwin, David; Anthony Knibbs (1977). Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide. Somerset: Mendip Publishing. ISBN 0953610306.  

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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
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