Rhino Rift

Rhino Rift
Depth 147 metres (482 ft)
Length 253 metres (830 ft)
Geology Limestone
Location
Gridref ST48475557
Location Charterhouse, Somerset
Access
Hazards Loose boulders
Access Restricted
Discovery 1971
Entrances 1
Register MCRA/218

Rhino Rift is a cave near Charterhouse, in the carboniferous limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI.

It is 253 m in length and reaches a depth of 147 m.[1]

The cave was discovered in 1971 after a successful dig by members of the Wessex Cave Club.[2] Previous digging by the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society had unearthed remains of extinct animals, hence the cave's name.[3]

The cave is locked and access is controlled by the Charterhouse Caving Company.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "Mendip". UK and Ireland Cave Lengths and Depths. http://www.ukcaves.co.uk/tables.php?region=2&length_depth=length. Retrieved 2007-02-18. 
  2. ^ Audsley, A., 1971. The history of the present dig at Rhino Rift. WCC Jnl 11 (134) pp236-240.
  3. ^ Donovan,D.T., 1951. Report on Rhino Rift. UBSS Proceedings, 6(2) , pp 213-0
  4. ^ Transactions of the Cave Research Group of Great Britain, vol. 14 (1972), p. 191

See also