Attborough Swallet
Attborough Swallet (also known as Red Quar Swallet) is a cave in Chewton Mendip in Somerset, England.
| Attborough Swallet | |
|---|---|
| Location | Red Quar, Chewton Mendip |
| OS grid | ST56105181 |
| Depth | 44 metres |
| Length | 244 metres |
| Geology | Dolomitic Conglomerate and Marl |
| Registry | Mendip Cave Registry[1] |
It is unusual for a cave on the Mendip Hills in that it is not formed from Dolomitic Conglomerate and Marl rather than ordinary limestone. The main part of the cave was first entered in 1992,[2] although Red Quar Swallet had been dug in the 1930s and the entrance shaft is now a concrete pipe.[3]
It takes its name from the Attborough field in which the entrance is situated. Red Quar Swallet comes from the small scale quarrying of red Triassic conglomerate.[4]
The underground stream feeding water into the sump flows into Wigmore Swallet.[5]
See also
References
- "Attborough Swallet". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- Irwin, David John; Knibbs Anthony J. (1999). Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide. Bat Products. ISBN 0-9536103-0-6.
- Shipton, Dave (June 1998). "Attborough Swallet Progress report". Belfry Bulletin. 497: 14. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-9500433-6-4.
- "Attborough Swallet". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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