Great Douk Cave
Great Douk Cave is a shallow cave system lying beneath the limestone bench of Ingleborough in Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England. It is popular with beginners and escorted groups, as it offers straightforward caving, and it is possible to follow the cave from where a stream emerges at a small waterfall to a second entrance close to where it sinks further up the hill. It lies within the Ingleborough Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Details
- Access
- No restrictions
- Length
- 914 m
- Geology
- Carboniferous limestone
- Hazards
- Flooding
- Location
- Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleborough
- Discovery
- first through trip 1936
- Map Width
- 250
- Difficulty
- Easy - no pitches or difficulties
- Photo Width
- 250
- Photo Caption
- Entrance to Great Douk Cave
- Entrance Count
- 5 (excluding Southerscales Pot)