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White Scar Caves

White Scar Caves

Show cave in North Yorkshire, England

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.

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It was first explored in August 1923 by two amateur geologists, Christopher Long[1] 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.[2] 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

  1. [1]
    Rodgers, Peter (1978). Geology of the Yorkshire Dales. Clapham, N. Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 77. ISBN 0852064829.
  2. [2]
    "Caving". White Scar Cave. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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