List of caves in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of caves in the United Kingdom, including information on the largest and deepest caves in the UK.
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- The deepest cave in Wales the UK is Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, 308 metres (1,010 ft) deep and containing around 50 km (31 mi) of passageways.
- The deepest cave in England is Peak Cavern in Speedwell Cavern, Derbyshire, 248 metres (814 ft) deep.
- The deepest cave in Scotland is Cnoc nan Uamh ('hill of the caves') in Assynt, 83 metres (272 ft) deep.
- The deepest cave in Northern Ireland is Reyfad Pot in County Fermanagh, 193 metres (633 ft) deep.
The longest cave system in the UK is the Easegill System in the Yorkshire Dales, with at least 72 km (45 mi) of passageways.
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[edit] England
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See also Category: Caves of England
- Alum Pot, Yorkshire Dales
- Afton Red Rift, Devon
- Aveline's Hole, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Bakers Pit, Buckfastleigh, Devon
- Blue John Cavern, Derbyshire
- The Buttertubs, Yorkshire Dales
- Car Pot, Yorkshire
- Charterhouse Cave, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Chislehurst Caves, Greater London
- Cox's cave, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Easegill System, Yorkshire Dales
- Eastwater Cavern, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Gaping Gill, Yorkshire Dales
- GB Cave, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Goatchurch Cavern, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Gough's Cave, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Great Masson Cavern, Derbyshire
- Great Rutland Cavern, Derbyshire
- Ingleborough Cave , Yorkshire Dales
- Kent's Cavern, Devon
- Lamb Leer, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Langcliffe Pot, Yorkshire Dales
- Little Neath River Cave, South Wales
- Long Churn Caves, Yorkshire Dales
- Longwood Swallet, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Manor Farm Swallet, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Mother Ludlam's Cave, Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey
- Mossdale Caverns, Yorkshire Dales
- Oxlow Cavern, Derbyshire
- Pate Hole, Cumbria
- Peak Cavern, Derbyshire
- Poole's Cavern, Derbyshire
- Pridhamsleigh Cavern, Ashburton, Devon
- Priddy Green Sink, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Primrose Pot, Mendip hills, Somerset
- Redhouse Lane Swallet, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
- Rhino Rift, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Shatter Cave, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Slaughter Stream Cave, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
- Speedwell Cavern, Derbyshire
- St Cuthbert's Swallet, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Stoke Lane Slocker, Mendip Hills
- Stump Cross Caverns, Yorkshire
- Swildon's Hole, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Thor's Cave, Staffordshire
- Thrupe Lane Swallet, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Titan, Derbyshire
- Treak Cliff Cavern, Derbyshire
- West Wycombe Caves, Buckinghamshire
- White Scar Caves, Yorkshire Dales
- Wigmore Swallet, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Withyhill Cave, Mendip Hills, Somerset
- Wookey Hole Caves, Mendip Hills, Somerset
[edit] Northern Ireland
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See also Category: Caves of Northern Ireland
- Badger Pot, County Fermanagh
- Boho Caves, County Fermanagh
- Marble Arch Caves, County Fermanagh
- Noon's Hole, County Fermanagh
[edit] Scotland
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See also Category: Caves of Scotland
- Cleeves Cove cave, North Ayrshire
- Fingal's Cave, Inner Hebrides
- Smoo Cave, Sutherland
- Uamh An Claonaite, Sutherland
[edit] Wales
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See also Category: Caves of Wales
- Bridge Cave, South Wales
- Dan yr Ogof, South Wales
- Elm Hole, South Wales
- Ogof Agen Allwedd, South Wales
- Ogof Craig a Ffynnon, South Wales
- Ogof Draenen, South Wales
- Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, South Wales
- Ogof Fawr, South Wales
- Ogof Hen Ffynhonnau, North Wales
- Ogof Hesp Alyn, North Wales
- Ogof Llyn Parc, North Wales
- Ogof Nadolig, North Wales
- Ogof y Daren Cilau, South Wales
- Otter Hole, Monmouthshire
- Porth Yr Ogof, South Wales
