Langcliffe Pot

Langcliffe Pot

Langcliffe Pot is a cave system on the slopes of Great Whernside in Upper Wharfedale, about SSE of Kettlewell in North Yorkshire. It is part of the Black Keld Site of Special Scientific Interest where the "underground drainage system which feeds the stream resurgence at Black Keld is one of the largest and deepest in Britain, although only a small proportion of its cave passages are accessible at present." Mossdale Caverns is also part of the Black Keld SSSI. Although a considerable length of passage has been explored in Langcliffe Pot, the current end is over above the resurgence, and over in distance. A trip to the far end has been described as "one of the most serious undertakings in British caving".

Details

Depth
116 m
Access
None
Length
9.6 km
Survey
[http://cavemaps.org/surveys/ulsa/full/ULSA%20XXXX%20Langcliffe%20Pot.png ULSA survey on Cavemaps]
Geology
Yoredales Limestone
Hazards
water, loose boulders
Location
Great Whernside, North Yorkshire, UK
Discovery
1936
Elevation
488 m
Map Width
256px
Difficulty
V
Grid Ref Uk
SD 9958 7107
Photo Width
256px
Photo Caption
Oddmire Pot entrance shakehole
Entrance Count
2