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Hungerhill Swallet, Timbered Shaft

Stats

GradeV
Length305
Depth76
Altitude281
Location53.2891 -1.687
OS NGRSK 20961 76948

Feature

  • Shaft
SSSI
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Key Documents

fact_checkHungerhill Conservation AuditmapHungerhill Swallet Survey

Location

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Entrance of Hungerhill Swallet, Timbered Shaft

Access

Timbered shaft was an alternative route into the cave, joining the rest of the system at depth. This entrance is currently run in. Very limited parking, probably best to park in the village and walk up.

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

Warning

Some of the squeezes in the cave are very tight and awkward, or through poised boulders. The big pitch (Deep Space) and the streamway (Peristalsis) may quickly become impassable in wet weather.

References

Beck, J.S. (1988), , Jour. T.S.G. No.13. pp.26-33., Survey., Technical Speleological Group
Webb, D. (2005), , Derbyshire Caver No.123., pp 8-10., Derbyshire Caving Association
Barker, I. & Beck, J.S. (2010), , Caves of the Peak District, p. 269, p. 270 (survey), DCA