Swinsto Cave
Swinsto Cave is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It leads into Kingsdale Master Cave and it is popular with cavers as it is possible to descend by abseiling down the pitches, retrieving the rope each time, and exiting through Valley Entrance of Kingsdale Master Cave at the base of the hill. It is part of a long cave system that drains both flanks of Kingsdale.
Details
- Depth
- 131 m
- Access
- Free
- Length
- 914 m
- Survey
- [http://cavemaps.org/cavePages/West%20Kingsdale__Swinsto%20Hole.htm On Cavemapper]
- Geology
- Carboniferous limestone
- Hazards
- water, verticality
- Location
- Kingsdale, North Yorkshire
- Discovery
- before 1890
- Elevation
- 384 m
- Map Width
- 240
- Difficulty
- Grade 4
- Other Name
- Swinsto Hole
- Grid Ref Uk
- SD 6938 7753 | grid_ref=
- Photo Caption
- A caver descending Spout Pitch in Swinsto Cave| photo_width = 240
- Entrance Count
- 3 (including Simpson Pot and Turbary Pot)