Waltham, A.C., Simms, M.J., Farrant, A.R. and Goldie, H.S. 1997. Karst and Caves of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 12, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 0 412 78860 8. The original source material for these web pages has been made available by the JNCC under the Open Government Licence 3.0. Full details in the JNCC Open Data Policy

Karst and caves of Great Britain

Contents

Title page and preliminaries

The authors

Acknowledgements

Access to the countryside

Preface

1 Introduction

Karst and caves

Solutional processes

Karst geomorphology

Evolution of caves

Research in limestone geomorphology

British karst regions

Selection of GCR sites

2 The Yorkshire Dales karst

Introduction

Ease Gill Cave System

Kingsdale caves

Scales Moor

Ingleborough karst

Ingleborough caves

Birkwith caves

Brants Gill catchment caves

Pikedaw Calamine Caverns

Malham Cove and Gordale Scar

High Mark

Penyghent Gill

Sleets Gill Cave

Boreham Cave

Strans Gill Pot

Birks Fell caves

Dow Cave

Black Keld catchment area

Coniston Old Pasture

3 Outlying karst areas of the northern Pennines

Introduction

Hutton Roof

Farleton Knott

Gait Barrows

Hale Moss caves

Short Gill Cavern

Upper Dentdale caves

Stump Cross Caves

Nidderdale caves

Hell Gill

Cliff Force Cave and the Buttertubs

The Clouds

Great Asby Scar

Little Asby Scar and Potts Valley

Helbeck Scars

God's Bridge

Knock Fell Caverns

Fairy Holes

4 The Peak District karst

Introduction

Castleton caves

Winnats Pass

Cave Dale

Bradwell Dale

Bagshaw Cavern

Stoney Middleton caves

Poole's Cavern

Lathkill Dale

Upper Lathkill Dale caves

Green Lane Pits

Masson Hill caves

Dove Dale

Manifold Valley

5 The Mendip Hills karst

Introduction

Burrington Combe

Charterhouse caves

Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar caves

Priddy caves

Wookey Hole

Brimble Pit and Cross Swallet

Sandpit Hole and Bishop's Lot

Wurt Pit and Devil's Punchbowl

Lamb Leer Cavern

Thrupe Lane Swallet

St Dunstan's Well catchment caves

6 Karst in Wales

Introduction

Dan-yr-Ogof

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu

Little Neath River Cave

Porth-yr-Ogof

Mynydd Llangynidr

Mynydd Llangattwg caves

Ogof Draenen

Otter Hole

Pant-y-llyn

Llethrid valley

Minera caves

Alyn Gorge caves

7 Outlying karst areas in England

Introduction

Slaughter Stream Cave

Buckfastleigh caves

Napps Cave

Cull-pepper's Dish The Manger

The Manger

Beachy Head Cave

Devil's Dyke

Water End swallow holes

Castle Lime Works Quarry

Devil's Punchbowl

Millington Pastures

Moston Long Flash

Rostherne Mere

8 Karst in Scotland

Introduction

Traligill Valley

Allt nan Uamh caves

References

Glossary

Site locations

Index

Figures and tables

Tables

References