Bar Pot

Bar Pot

Bar Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system being located about south of Gaping Gill Main Shaft, on Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales. It is a popular entrance into the system, being one of the easiest, driest, and having just two vertical pitches to contend with. It lies within the designated Ingleborough Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Details

Depth
104 m (To South East Passage)
Access
Permit
Length
274 m
Survey
[http://cavemaps.org/surveys/luss/full/LUSS%20Bar%20Pot%20and%20Flood%20Entrance%20(1980).png 1980 LUSS survey on Cavemaps]
Geology
Carboniferous limestone
Hazards
verticality
Location
Ingleborough, North Yorkshire, [UK]
Discovery
1949
Elevation
395 m
Map Width
250px
Difficulty
III
Grid Ref Uk
SD 7517 7234
Photo Width
250
Photo Caption
Entrance shakehole of Bar Pot
Entrance Count
3