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| county:- | Cumbria | |||
| county:- | West Yorkshire | |||
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| Most of the caves and potholes included in the Old Cumbria Gazetteer are in North
Yorkshire, the area of Ingleborough, Whernside etc adjacent to Cumbria, where the
limestone is. The excuse for their inclusion is that a trip to see the caves was included
by Thomas West and other early writers as part of their guides to the Lakes. Some
caves are open to visitors; otherwise, keep out, they're dangerous. |
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| The caves are in limestone, and might have stalagmites and stalactites ... |
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| references:- |
Balderston, Robert R &Balderston, Margaret: 1890 (about): Ingleton Bygone and Present:
Edmondson and Co (Skipton, Yorkshire); chap.5 about the caves and potholes, with a
map Brook, A & Brook, D & Davies, G M &Long, M H: 1975: Northern Caves, vol.3 Ingleborough: Dalesman Books (Clapham, North Yorkshire):: ISBN 0 85206 312 1 Brook, D & Davies, G & Long, M H &Sutcliffe, J R: 1975: Northern Caves, vol.4 Whernside and Gragareth: Dalesman Books:: ISBN 0 85206 259 1 Holland, G: 1967 &1960: Underground in Furness: Dalesman Publishing Co (Clapham, North Yorkshire) Hutton, John: 1970 (2nd edn reprint) &1780: Tour of the Caves: SR Publications (East Ardsley, Yorkshire):: ISBN 0 85409 630 2 Sweeting, Marjorie M: 1971: Caves of the Ingleborough Area Yorkshire Waltham, A C (ed): 1974: Limestones and Caves of North West England: David and Charles (Newton Abbot, Devon) &Caves Research Association:: ISBN 0 7153 6181 3 |
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