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The cavern was declared to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Peak by philosopher Thomas Hobbes in his 1636 book De Mirabilibus Pecci: Being The Wonders of the Peak in Darby-shire, Commonly called The Devil's Arse of Peak. [9] Daniel Defoe uses the same name in his A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain (1724–26):
Oscar Hackett Neil Moss (28 July 1938 [1] – 23 March 1959) was a British student who died in a caving accident. A twenty-year-old undergraduate studying philosophy at Balliol College, Oxford, Moss became jammed underground, 1,000 feet (300 m) from the entrance, [2] after descending a narrow unexplored shaft in Peak Cavern, a famous cave system in Castleton in Derbyshire, on 22 March 1959.
The stream once powered a corn mill in Castleton which remained in use until about 1920. The 10–12ft diameter water wheel survived until the 1950s. [2] Little is left of the mill, apart from the wheel pit and the mill pond. [3] A public footpath leads from Castleton past the mill and follows close to the stream as far as Pindale Road south of ...
Its bilaterally symmetrical layout was designed in 1914 by George Kessler as part of the Indianapolis Park and Boulevard System. Depew Memorial Fountain is the park's focal point. Other features include walking paths, floral gardens, benches, and statuary. It is managed by the Indiana War Memorials Commission. [81] [82] White River State Park: 1979
This is a partial list of caves in the Peak District of England, arranged alphabetically. [1] [2] Most lie within the Peak District National Park.[3] [4]Eldon Hole Lathkill Head Cave Poole's Cavern Speedwell Cavern Thor's Cave
This natural limestone cavern is one of four show caves (open to public visitors) in Castleton. It is situated in a deep gorge below Peveril Castle . The entrance chamber contains the remains of a past settlement where the inhabitants made ropes for the local lead mines for over 400 years.The Great Cave and Roger Rain's House are the two main ...
The Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns National Park is the largest single cave chamber by volume in North America. It is accessible via a relatively flat 1.25 mile (2 km) trail.
Titan is a natural cavern near Castleton in the Derbyshire Peak District, and is the deepest shaft of any known cave in Britain, at 141.5 metres (464 ft). [1] The existence of Titan was revealed in November 2006, [2] following its discovery on 1 January 1999 after cavers discovered connections from the James Hall Over Engine Mine to both Speedwell Cavern and Peak Cavern.