Peak District Caving

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Windy Knoll Cave

Stats

GradeI
Length65
Depth16
Altitude410
Location53.3439 -1.8114
OS NGRSK 12657 83018

Feature

  • Cave
NT SSSI
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Key Documents

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Location

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Entrance of Windy Knoll Cave

Access

On National Trust land and not subject to any known restrictions for routine visits. No unauthorised digging, otherwise access at risk for all!

This site is part of the DCA SSSI Conservation Monitoring Scheme.
See the DCA website for competition details.

References

Pennington, R. & Dawkins, W.B. (1875), , Quar. Jour. Geol. Soc. Vol.31., pp. 238-255, Macmillan and Co.
Dawkins, W.B. Pennington, R. (1877), The Exploration of the Ossiferous Deposit at Windy Knoll, Quar. Jour. Geol. Soc. Vol.33., p.724., Macmillan and Co.
Heath, T.G.J. (1882), Pleistocene deposits of Derbyshire, Derbys. Arch. Jour. Vol.4., pp.167-169. Survey o, Derbyshire Archaeological Society
Elliot, D. (1975), , Caves of Northern Derbyshire. Part 4., pp.24-26. Survey.,
Barker, I. & Beck, J.S. (2010), , Caves of the Peak District, p. 134, DCA

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Entrance
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