Bath Swallet


Bath Swallet is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.

Bath Swallet
Bath Swallet entrance
LocationBurrington Combe, Somerset, UK
OS gridST47255845
Coordinates51°19′22″N 2°45′30″W
Depth37 metres (121 ft)
Length76 metres (249 ft)
GeologyLimestone
Entrances2 (Rod's Pot)
HazardsFall hazard
AccessFree
RegistryMendip Cave Registry[1]

On Wednesday 19th September 2007 members of the Wessex Cave Club and Cheddar Caving Club succeeded in connecting Bath Swallet and Rod's Pot. It had been anticipated that the upward dig in Bath would connect with the end of 'Purple Passage' in Rod's Pot and this proved to be true. This creates what is probably Mendip's third longest through trip.[2]

See also

Caves of the Mendip Hills

References

  1. "Bath Swallet". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive.
  2. Sparrow, Andy. "Bath Swallet and Rod's Pot connected". UKcaving.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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