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Cave Surveys
MCRA makes available
- Drawn up surveys (below).
- The data collected to produce surveys. (Through the Cave Data Archive maintained by the CSG and BCA.)
Mendip Cave Surveys
The following survey files are available for download as reduced size JPEG images or PDF scans. These are reasonably adequate for printing, but if you require a copy of the original file (mainly high resolution TIFF format) please contact the MCRA.
The copyright for these surveys remains with the original club/authors. These images are made available only for personal, non-commercial use.
| Cave/Mine | Year | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| A Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Ariel Tunnel & Blacknor Fort System | 1990 | M. Read |
| Aveline's Hole | 1968 | R. D. Stenner |
| Balch Cave Sections | 1962 | A. J. Surrall, J. D. Hanwell, D. Warburton |
| Balch Cave | 1962 | A. J. Surrall, J. D. Hanwell, D. Warburton |
| Balch Cave (Post Quarrying) | 1999 | R. Taviner (based on D. Warburton 1965) |
| Banwell Caves | ? | ? |
| Banwell Caves (Elevation) | 1975 | M. D. Clarke, C. Richards |
| Blake's Farm Swallet & Hopeful Hole (Surface) | 1995 | R. Taviner |
| Bleadon Cavern | ? | ? |
| Browne's Hole | 1964 | C. Jones, K. Barber, R. Witcombe, M. Harrison, M. Rossiter |
| Brown's Folly Mine | 1978 | D. Irwin |
| Cheddar Gorge Caves of | 1965 | W. I. Stanton |
| Compton Martin Ochre Mine | 1992 | A. Legg, P. Blackwell |
| Cooper's Hole | 1963 | M. Rennie, T. Gabb |
| Cow Hole | 1979 | G. Price |
| Cuckoo Cleeves | 1968 | D. Warburton, P. Davies |
| Dallimore's Cave | 1972 | R. D. Mehew, M. T. Mills |
| Dallimore's Cave | 1991 | SMCC, OUCC |
| Denny's Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Devil's Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| East Twin Swallet | 1969 | R. Bennett, D. Irwin, R. Saunders, G. Tilly |
| Eastwater Cavern Sheet 2 | 1954 | D. Warburton, A. J. Surrall |
| Eastwater Cavern Upper Series Plan | 1954 | D. Warburton, A. J. Surrall |
| Fairy Cave Quarry | 1977 | G. Price |
| Fox's Hole Compton Bishop | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Goatchurch Cavern | 1959 | M. Rennie |
| Goatchurch Cavern Plan | 1963 ? | M. Rennie |
| Goatchurch Cavern Elevation | 1963 ? | M. Rennie |
| Goatchurch Cavern Sections | 1963 ? | M. Rennie |
| Gough's Caves Cheddar | 1935 | C. H. Hayes |
| Gough's Caves Cheddar Gorge | 1952 | W. I. Stanton |
| Holwell Cave (Simplified) | 1958 | A & T.C. Bryant, A.R. Griffin, B.N. Scott, drawn by P. Davies |
| Holwell Cavern | 1968 | B. M. Ellis, M. T. Mills, W. N. Tolfree |
| Hopeful Too Elevation | 1999 | R. Taviner |
| Hopeful Too Plan | 1999 | R. Taviner |
| Hunters' Hole | 1975 | R. D. Mehew, M. T. Mills |
| Hutton Cavern No. 2 | 1972 | M. D. Clarke, C. Richards |
| Lamb Lair Cavern | ? | McMurtrie, Balch, drawn by J. H. Savory |
| Lamb Leer Cavern | 1962 | D. Warburton, A. J. Surrall, P. Davies |
| Lionel's Hole | 1970 | W. I. Stanton |
| Longwood Swallet Elevation | 1961 | M. Rennie - revised Knibbs 1984 |
| Longwood Swallet Sheet 1 | 1961 | M. Rennie |
| Longwood Swallet Sheet 3b | 1961 | M. Rennie |
| Longwood Swallet Upper Series Plan | 1961 | M. Rennie |
| Nine Barrows Swallet | 1967 | Church, Davies, Lawrence, Kenny, Surrall, Warburton |
| North Hill Swallet | 1971 | B. Willie |
| Picken's Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Pierre's Pot | 2013 | C. Cohen, K. Hilton |
| Pinetree Pot | 1962 | Rennie, Jackson, Cotter, Catherine, Knibbs, Gibb |
| Priddy Green Sink | 2005 | K. Hilton, E. Heron |
| Quaking House Cave | 1962 | T. Charles, M. Bryant |
| Read's Cavern | 1966 | W. I. Stanton |
| Rhino Rift | 1971 | W. I. Stanton |
| Scragg's Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Shatter Cave | 1970 | A. Butcher, M. Mills |
| Singing River Mine | 1971 | M. D. Clarke, C. Richards |
| Sludge Pit & Nine Barrows Swallet | ? | U.L.S.A |
| St. Cuthbert's Swallet Preliminary | 1962 | B. M. Ellis |
| St. Cuthbert's Swallet Elevation | 1962 | B. M. Ellis |
| St. Cuthbert's Swallet Addendum No. 1 | 1963 | R. Roberts |
| St. Cuthbert's Swallet Plan | 1972 | B. M. Ellis, D. J. Irwin, M. T. Mills |
| St. Cuthbert's Swallet (Plan) | 1978 | Irwin, Stenner et al |
| Steep Holm Island | ? | ? |
| Stoke Lane Slocker | 1957 | D. C. Ford, D. Warburton, P. Davies |
| Stoke Lane Swallet | 1948 | Coase, Stanbury, Ridyard, Browne |
| Supra Sandy Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Swildon's Hole | 1965 | Devenish, Wells, Lloyd, Mills, Davies, Ford, Stanton |
| Thrupe Lane Swallet | 1977 | P. S. Dunk, M. T. Mills |
| Thrupe Lane Swallet 2 | ? | D. Everett |
| Thrupe and Thrupe Lane Swallets (Surface) | 2003 | R. Taviner |
| Thrupe Swallet Elevation | 2003 | R. Taviner |
| Thrupe Swallet Plan | 2003 | R. Taviner |
| Tyning's Barrows Swallet | 1978 | D. Irwin |
| Ubley Hill Pot | 1962 | M. Rennie |
| Ubley Warren Pot | 1968 | M. Ferraro, A. Jarratt, R. Pike, C. Richards |
| Waldegrave Swallet | 1962 | “F.G.B” (Graham Balcombe) |
| Withybrook Slocker | 1962 | D. Warburton, J. D. Hanwell |
| Withyhill Cave | 1975 | D. Irwin |