Earth:Tyning's Barrow Swallet
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Short description: Cave in Somerset, England
| Tyning's Barrow Swallet | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cheddar |
| Depth | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Length | 1.29 km (4,200 ft) |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Access | locked |
| Cave survey | |
Tyning's Barrow Swallet (grid reference ST47135638) is a cave between Charterhouse and Shipham in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England . The cave is close to GB Cave and also to Charterhouse Cave, the deepest cave in the region.
Tyning's Barrow Swallet is 1.29 km (4,200 ft) in length and reaches a depth of 132 m (433 ft).[1]
Access
The entrance is kept locked, and the key is available from the nearby farmhouse on payment of small goodwill fee.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Tyning's Barrows Swallet". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive. http://www.mcra.org.uk/registry/sitedetails.php?id=253. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ↑ "Tyning's Barrow Swallet". Bracknell Caving Club. http://www.bdcc.co.uk/mendip.html?Latitude=51.30397700228434&Longitude=-2.760486602783203&Zoom=17&Grid=No%20Grid&MapType=Satellite&Overlay=Caves.
[ ⚑ ] 51°18′15″N 2°45′35″W / 51.304117°N 2.759725°W
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