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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 ...
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's medieval town defences are still evident in the village and are a Scheduled monument. [5] Castleton had a long history of lead mining; the Odin Mine, one of the oldest lead mines in the country, is situated 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) west of the village (see also Derbyshire lead mining history).
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 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
This is a partial list of caves in Derbyshire, England, arranged alphabetically. [1] [2] Many lie within the Peak District National Park.[3] [4]Giant's Hole Great Masson Cavern Poole's Cavern Speedwell Cavern Cave entrance at Harboro' Rocks
Treak Cliff Cavern is a show cave near Castleton in Derbyshire, England. It is part of the Castleton Site of Special Scientific Interest [ 4 ] and one of only two sites where the ornamental mineral Blue John is still excavated (the other is the nearby Blue John Cavern ). [ 5 ]
A cross section of the Peak District showing the structure of an eroded dome The Derbyshire Dome is a geological formation across mid- Derbyshire in England. Geology Map of the Peak District The White Peak area of the Peak District is named after the limestone plateau landscape of the 'Derbyshire Dome' anticline. The plateau is generally between 200m and 300m above sea level. This limestone ...