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.

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Site locations

Locations of the sites are indicated by conventional National Grid References, for purposes of filing and data retrieval. SSSI boundaries are only fully defined on maps which are filed with the site documents. 4 or 6 figure references, of the whole site or the main feature, are cited as appropriate; some caves are cited only by their main or sole entrance. References linked by dashes define lines of features or the approximate extents of very large sites. References separated by commas define individual features grouped into the same site.

The Yorkshire Dales karst

Ease Gill Cave System [SD 67 78][SD 66 81]
Kingsdale caves [SD 69 76][SD 70 79]
Scales Moor [SD 70 75][SD 72 77]
Ingleborough karst [SD 71 73][SD 76 78][SD 79 70]
Ingleborough caves [SD 71 73][SD 74 78][SD 77 76][SD 75 71]
Birkwith caves [SD 80 75][SD 80 77]
Brants Gill catchment caves [SD 81 72][SD 85 69][SD 82 74]
Pikedaw Calamine Caverns [SD 875 640]
Malham Cove and Gordale Scar [SD 89 64][SD 91 64]
High Mark [SD 91 68][SD 94 67]
Penyghent Gill [SD 857 734]
Sleets Gill Cave [SD 959 692]
Boreham Cave [SD 926 726]
Strans Gill Pot [SD 916 788]
Birks Fell caves [SD 93 76]
Dow Cave [SD 984 744]
Black Keld catchment area [SD 995 711], [SE 016 697]
Coniston Old Pasture [SD 98 67][SD 99 66][SD 99 68]

Outlying karst areas of the Northern Pennines

Hutton Roof Farleton Knott [SD 55 76][SD 56 78] [SD 54 79]
Gait Barrows [SD 482 775]
Hale Moss caves [SD 500 775]
Short Gill Cavern [SD 670 847]
Upper Dentdale caves [SD 732 861][SD 741 864]
Stump Cross Caves [SE 089 632][SE 092 635]
Nidderdale caves [SE 100 764][SE 105 730][SE 088 739]
Hell Gill [SD 787 969]
Cliff Force Cave and the Buttertubs [SD 875 690]
The Clouds [SD 73 99][NY 74 00]
Great Asby Scar [NY 64 09][NY 68 09]
Little Asby Scar and Potts Valley [NY 68 09][NY 70 09]
Helbeck Scars [NY 79 16][NY 76 20]
God's Bridge [NY 957 126]
Knock Fell Caverns [NY 720 307]
Fairy Holes [NY 943 368]

The Peak District karst

Castleton caves [SK 099 813][SK 149 826]
Winnats Pass [SK 136 826]
Cave Dale [SK 150 825]
Bradwell Dale [SK 171 792][SK 174 808]
Bagshaw Cavern [SK 171 809]
Stoney Middleton caves [SK 21 75]
Poole's Cavern [SK 050 725]
Lathkill Dale [SK 15 66][SK 21 65]
Upper Lathkill Dale caves [SK 171 659], [SK 161 646], [SK 144 674]
Green Lane Pits [SK 165 626]
Masson Hill caves [SK 28 59][SK 29 58]
Dove Dale [SK 13 58][SK 14 51]
Manifold Valley [SK 09 51][SK 09 56]

The Mendip Hills karst

Burrington Combe [ST 47 58]
Charterhouse caves [ST 471 564][ST 498 556]
Cheddar Gorge [ST 46 53][ST 48 54]
Cheddar caves [ST 467 539], [ST 474 544]
Priddy caves [ST 531 513][ST 549 501]
Wookey Hole [ST 532 480]
Brimble Pit and Cross Swallet [ST 509 508], [ST 508 500]
Sandpit Hole and Bishop's Lot [ST 532 498], [ST 550 495]
Wurt Pit and Devil's Punch Bowl [ST 559 539], [ST 544 537]
Lamb Leer Cavern [ST 543 550]
Thrupe Lane Swallet [ST 603 456]
St Dunstan's Well catchment caves [ST 657 477], [ST 669 474]

Karst in Wales

Dan-yr-Ogof [SN 838 160]
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu [SN 848 152][SN 873 166]
Little Neath River Cave [SN 912 142]
Porth-yr-Ogof [SN 928 124]
Mynydd Llangynidr [SO 12 14][SO 15 15]
Mynydd Llangattwg caves [SO 16 16][SO 21 12][SO 20 15]
Ogof Draenen [SO 23 12][SO 25 09][SO 26 11]
Otter Hole [ST 526 963]
Pant-y-llyn [SN 606 166]
Uethrid Valley [SS 53 90]
Minera caves [SJ 25 50][SJ 25 51]
Alyn Gorge caves [SJ 191 653]

Outlying karst areas in England

Slaughter Stream Cave [SO 582 137]
Buckfastleigh caves [SX 743 666], [SX 748 678], [SX 735 652]
Napps Cave [SS 565 475]
Cull-pepper's Dish [SY 814 925]
The Manger [SU 298 868]
Beachy Head Cave [TQ 579 953]
Devil's Dyke [TQ 26 11]
Water End swallow holes [TL 231 043]
Castle Lime Works Quarry [TL 228 026]
Devil's Punchbowl [TL 878 892]
Millington Pastures [SE 84 43][SE 85 55]
Moston Long Flash [SJ 719 620]
Rostherne Mere [SJ 745 842]

Karst in Scotland

Traligill Valley [NC 26 21][NC 28 19]
Allt nan Uamh caves [NC 275 172], [NC 271 166]

References