White Scar Caves
54°09′56″N 2°26′29″W / 54.165626°N 2.441345°W / 54.165626; -2.441345
White Scar Caves is a show cave in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England, under Ingleborough in the Chapel-le-Dale valley of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is a solutional resurgence cave formed in Carboniferous limestone, some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long.
It was first explored in August 1923 by two amateur geologists, Christopher Long[1] [2]and J.H. Churchill, but further discoveries have been made since then including "The Battlefield", one of the largest known cave chambers in Great Britain at 90 metres (300 ft) long.[3] Originally accessed through a vertical boulder choke, an access tunnel has been cut to include it on the visitor trail.
The system is open as a show cave, the entrance being from the Ribblehead to Ingleton road on the west of Ingleborough, with tours being run throughout the year. The visitor facilities include a shop and café.
References
- ^ Rodgers, Peter (1978). Geology of the Yorkshire Dales. Clapham, N. Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 77. ISBN 0852064829.
- ^ Reckert, Nick (1972). "Half a Century On". Cambridge Underground - the journal of Cambridge University Caving Club: 35–40. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Caving". White Scar Cave. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
External links
- Visitor attraction website