Longwood Swallet

Longwood Swallet

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name =Longwood Swallet
photo = LongwoodSwallet.jpg
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location = Charterhouse, Somerset
depth =175m
length =1.65km
coordinates =gbmapping|ST48615571
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discovery = 1944
geology =Limestone
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hazards = Frequent flooding
access = Restricted
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Longwood Swallet (gbmapping|ST48615571) is a cave near Charterhouse, in the carboniferous limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI and connected to August Hole.

It is 1.65 km in length and reaches a depth of 175m. [cite web | title=Mendip | work=UK and Ireland Cave Lengths and Depths |url=http://www.ukcaves.co.uk/tables.php?region=2&length_depth=length | accessdate=2007-02-18]

The cave was discovered in September 1944 by boys from Sidcot School. [cite book |last=Johnson |first=Peter |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The History of Mendip Caving |year=1967 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn= ]

The picture shown is not Longwood Swallet, it is Longwood Valley Sink.Longwood Swallet's entrance is a lidded concrete block construction.

The cave is locked and access is controlled by the Charterhouse Caving Company. There is a warning sign posted at the entrance to the cave about flooding. This has always been a problem, but is more pronounced due to the extraction of water from the spring at Charterhouse. When the pumps owned by Bristol Water stop this can cause a flood wave to travel down the stream and into the cave. [cite web | title=Charterhouse Area | work=Council of Southern Caving Clubs|url=http://www.cscc.org.uk/Charterhouse.htm | accessdate=2007-02-18]

References

See also

* Caves of the Mendip Hills


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