Pierre's Pot
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| Pierre's Pot | |
|---|---|
| Location | Burrington Combe |
| Depth | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Length | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
| Cave survey | Mendip Cave Registry and Archive |
| Geology | Limestone |
Pierre's Pot is a cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.
The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift. There is an active streamway and sump which, following a 15 m (49 ft) dive, leads to another streamway and a number of passages.[1]
The derivation of the cave's name is from one of the nicknames of Mike "Fish" Jeanmarie of the Axbridge Caving Group in the early 1960s.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Irwin, David John; Knibbs Anthony J. (1999). Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide. Bat Products. ISBN 0953610306.
- ^ Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0950043364.
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Coordinates: 51°19′18″N 2°45′05″W / 51.3216°N 2.7515°W
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