| Lamb Leer | |
|---|---|
| Area of Search | Somerset |
| Grid Reference | ST544550 |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 14. Areas of Search (AOSs are geographical areas used in the selection of Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Grid references define locations on Maps using Cartesian coordinates. 59 hectare (36. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, 04 acre) |
| Notification | 1983 |
| Location Map | English Nature |
Lamb Leer (grid reference ST544550) is a 14. A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a Conservation designation denoting a Protected area in the United Kingdom. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude 59 hectare (36. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, 04 acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest between East Harptree and Priddy in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1983. A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a Conservation designation denoting a Protected area in the United Kingdom. East Harptree ( is situated 5 miles north of Wells and 15 miles south of Bristol, on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills overlooking the Chew 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 A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a Conservation designation denoting a Protected area in the United Kingdom.
This cavern is a fragment of a very ancient major cave system which now contains one of the largest chambers on Mendip. The system is dry, lying well above the present day water-table, and it is thought that the passages may well have originated before the Ice Age (Pleistocene Period) began. The Pleistocene ('plaɪstəsin is the epoch from 18 million to 10000 years BP covering the world's recent period Sediments preserved in the caves are important as they allow geologists to study the record of the changing environmental conditions which occurred over this long period of time. A geologist is a contributor to the Science of Geology, studying the physical structure and processes of the Earth and planets of the solar system [1]
This is a short cave dominated by a 25 m pitch into a large circular chamber, as well as a large stalagmite boss. A stalagmite (from the Greek stalagma ("Σταλαγμίτης" "drop" or "drip" is a It is not accessible. [2]
In 1974, some members of Mendip caving club were caving in Lamb Leer. In this incident, an un-lifelined caver fell off a ladder and a novice caver who was at the bottom of the ladder was badly injured. His family sued the club for damages. [3]
References
- ^ Lamb Leer. English Nature. Retrieved on 2006-07-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.
- ^ Lamb Leer Cavern. UK Caves database. Retrieved on 2006-07-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.
- ^ Caving Club Insurance. British Caving. Retrieved on 2006-07-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.
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