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Speedwell Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. [1] The cave system consists of a horizontal lead miners' adit (a level passageway driven horizontally into the hillside) 200 metres (660 ft) below ground leading to the cavern itself, a limestone cave. The narrow adit is permanently flooded, so after descending a ...
It lies west of the village of Castleton, in the National Trust's High Peak Estate and the High Peak borough of Derbyshire. The road winds through a cleft, surrounded by high limestone ridges. At the foot of the pass is the entrance to Speedwell Cavern, a karst cave accessed through a flooded lead mine, and which is a popular tourist attraction ...
Castleton SSSI marks the northernmost extent of carboniferous limestone within the Peak District. Underground, the area has important cave systems, including Eldon Hole, located near Eldon Hill . The karst drainage systems connected to this protected area include Peak Cavern , Treak Cliff Cavern and Speedwell Cavern .
Castleton Derbyshire 1044 182 Speedwell Cavern: Castleton Derbyshire 6929 235 Suicide Cave Castleton Derbyshire 137 27 Thirst House Cave: Buxton Derbyshire 58 0 Thor's Cave: Wetton Staffordshire 46 0 Titan: Castleton Derbyshire 2086 196 Treak Cliff Cavern: Castleton Derbyshire 305 0
Reynard's Cave Ashbourne 12 0 Robin Hood's Cave* [13] Chesterfield 290 Rowter Hole Castleton 1044 182 Speedwell Cavern: Castleton 6929 235 Suicide Cave Castleton 137 27 Thirst House Cave: Buxton 58 0 Titan: Castleton 2086 196 Treak Cliff Cavern: Castleton 305 0
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Some records date back to the 1800s while others are more recent: The oldest record was set on Jan. 22, 1885, on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, the highest peak in the Northeast, when the ...
[6] [7] [8] The mining created and enlarged local caverns, four of which are now open to the public as Peak Cavern, Blue John Cavern, Speedwell Cavern and Treak Cliff Cavern. A small amount of Blue John is mined locally, and sold in a number of local gift shops, one of which is located in the 17th-century tollhouse. [9]