List of caves in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of caves in the United Kingdom, and information on the largest and deepest caves in the UK.
The deepest cave in the UK is Ogof Ffynnon Ddu in Wales, 308 metres deep and containing around 50 km of passageways.
The deepest cave in England is Peak Cavern in Speedwell Cavern in Derbyshire, 248 metres deep. The deepest cave in Scotland is Cnoc nan Uamh ('hill of the caves') in Assynt, 83 metres deep, and in Northern Ireland is Reyfad Pot in County Fermanagh, 179 metres deep.
The largest system of caves is the Easegill system in the Yorkshire Dales with at least 72 km of passageways.
In late 2006 a new cave known as Titan was discovered and is believed to be the deepest in the UK [1]
[edit] Caves
- Blue John Cavern, Derbyshire
- Chislehurst Caves, Greater London
- Dan yr Ogof, South Wales
- Easegill System, Yorkshire
- Fingal's Cave, Hebrides
- Gaping Gill, Yorkshire
- Great Masson Cavern, Derbyshire
- Great Rutland Cavern, Derbyshire
- Kent's Cavern, Devon
- Ogof Agen Allwedd, South Wales
- Ogof Craig a Ffynnon, South Wales
- Ogof Draenen, South Wales
- Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, South Wales
- Ogof Hen Ffynhonau, North Wales
- Ogof Hesp Alyn, North Wales
- Ogof y Daren Cilau, South Wales
- Oxlow Cavern, Derbyshire
- Peak Cavern, Derbyshire
- Poole's Cavern, Derbyshire
- Smoo Cave, Scotland
- Speedwell Cavern, Derbyshire
- Stump Cross Cavern, Yorkshire
- Swildon's Hole, Somerset
- Thor's Cave, Staffordshire
- Titan, Derbyshire
- Treak Cliff Cavern, Derbyshire
- West Wycombe Caves, Buckinghamshire
- Wookey Hole, Somerset
[edit] See also
- Geography of the United Kingdom
- List of caves
- Caves in Wales
- Caves in England
