| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by 
                  William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in 
                  London, 1778 to 1821. 
  goto source Tour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century
 Page 271:-  "... The romantic cascades, pools, and precipices in the channel of the river Ribble,
               that runs by the mouth of this cave [Catknot Hole], are not unworthy the notice of
               a stranger. ..."
 
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