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| Location | Charterhouse, Somerset |
| Depth | 175m |
| Length | 1. Charterhouse, also known as Charterhouse-on-Mendip, is a small hamlet in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB in the 65km |
| Coordinates | grid reference ST48615571 |
| Discovery | 1944 |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Hazards | Frequent flooding |
| Access | Restricted |
Longwood Swallet (grid reference ST48615571) is a cave near Charterhouse, in the carboniferous 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 Charterhouse, also known as Charterhouse-on-Mendip, is a small hamlet in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB 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 The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI and connected to August Hole. The Cheddar Complex is a 4413 Hectare (10905 acre Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cheddar and around the Cheddar Gorge
It is 1. 65 km in length and reaches a depth of 175m. [1]
The cave was discovered in September 1944 by boys from Sidcot School. Sidcot School is an independent fee-paying school associated with the Religious Society of Friends. [2]
The picture shown is not Longwood Swallet, it is Longwood Valley Sink. Longwood Swallet's entrance is a lidded concrete block construction.
The cave is locked and access is controlled by the Charterhouse Caving Company. There is a warning sign posted at the entrance to the cave about flooding. This has always been a problem, but is more pronounced due to the extraction of water from the spring at Charterhouse. When the pumps owned by Bristol Water stop this can cause a flood wave to travel down the stream and into the cave. Bristol Water supplies 300 million litres of drinking water to over 1 million customers in a area centred on Bristol, England. [3]
References
- ^ Mendip. UK and Ireland Cave Lengths and Depths. Retrieved on 2007-02-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy
- ^ Johnson, Peter (1967). The History of Mendip Caving. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
- ^ Charterhouse Area. Council of Southern Caving Clubs. Retrieved on 2007-02-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy
See also
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 CavingDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic