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The deepest cave in Wales and the UK is Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, 274.5 metres (901 ft) deep and containing around 50 km (31 mi) of passageways. [2] The deepest cave in England is the Three Counties System which is 252 metres (827 ft) deep between the entrance of Large Pot, and the deepest point reached by diving in Gavel Pot.
With a depth of 274 m (900 ft) and a length of at least 50 kilometres (31 mi), it is the deepest cave in the UK and the second-longest in Wales. The passages and chambers of Ogof Ffynnon Ddu weave a tortuous path beneath the east side of the Tawe Valley.
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.
This list of deepest caves includes the deepest known natural caves according to maximum surveyed depth as of 2024. The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point. The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point.
Gaping Gill (also known as Gaping Ghyll) is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England.It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough – a 98-metre (322 ft) deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it. [3]
The cave is situated on land owned by Somerset Wildlife Trust. Because of the various well-preserved formations in the cave, the entrance blockhouse is kept locked and access is restricted to those with permits issued by member clubs of the Charterhouse Caving Company. [9] For the same reason, no novices or cavers aged under 16 are allowed to ...
A rescue operation to save stricken caver Mark Dickey from a 1,000m-deep cave had reached the halfway mark by Sunday afternoon. “The stretchered patient arrived at the -500 m bivouac at 19:00h ...
Porth yr Ogof is a solutional cave near the village of Ystradfellte, near the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.It lies on the course of the Afon Mellte, a river whose name translates as 'lightning', commonly explained as a reference to the "flashy" nature of the river, i.e. its rising and falling rapidly in response to rainfall.