# Pate Hole

- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Depth:** 33 m
- **Length:** 970 m
- **Survey:** [http://cavemaps.org/surveys/other/full/Ind%20Warburton%281960%29%20Pate%20Hole.png On Cavemaps]
- **Geology:** Carboniferous limestone
- **Hazards:** flooding
- **Location:** Great Asby, Cumbria, England
- **Elevation:** 195 m
- **Difficulty:** III
- **Grid Ref Uk:** NY 678 121
- **Photo Caption:** The entrance to Pate Hole
- **Entrance Count:** 1

Pate Hole is a solutional cave located adjacent to Asby Gill south of Great Asby in Cumbria, England. It is long and has a vertical range of . The entrance is normally dry, but in flood it becomes an impressive resurgence. Its name derives from the north country word for badger.

![Photo of Pate Hole](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Pate_Hole_-_entrance.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pate_Hole (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)