List of caves in the Peak District

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This is a partial list of caves in the Peak District of England, arranged alphabetically. [1] [2] Most lie within the Peak District National Park. [3] [4]

Eldon Hole Eldon Hole Ravine.jpg
Eldon Hole
Lathkill Head Cave Lathkill Head Cave.jpg
Lathkill Head Cave
Poole's Cavern Pooles Cavern 2.jpg
Poole's Cavern
Speedwell Cavern Speedwell Cavern 2015 05.jpg
Speedwell Cavern
Thor's Cave Thor's Cave - geograph.org.uk - 558290.jpg
Thor's Cave

Some of the caves are protected Scheduled Monuments and are marked with * in the table below.

CaveNearCountyLength (m)Depth (m) Grid reference
Bagshawe CavernCastletonDerbyshire500075 SK 1716 8089
Blue John Cavern CastletonDerbyshire127490 SK 1318 8320
Carlswark CavernStoney MiddletonDerbyshire320060 SK 2207 7581
Cratcliff Rocks hermitage* [5] BakewellDerbyshire SK 2275 6234
Cumberland CavernMatlockDerbyshire4000 SK 2923 5773
Devonshire CavernMatlockDerbyshire30580 SK 290 584
Dowel Cave* [6] BuxtonDerbyshire150 SK 0756 6760
Dream Cave MatlockDerbyshire15 SK 275 530
Elderbush Cave* [7] WettonStaffordshire46 SK 0978 5488
Eldon Hole CastletonDerbyshire20085 SK 1161 8090
Fox Hole Cave* [8] BuxtonDerbyshire560 SK 0997 6618
Gautries CaveCastletonDerbyshire65926 SK 1013 8145
Giant's Hole CastletonDerbyshire2298140 SK 1194 8268
Great Masson Cavern MatlockDerbyshire50000 SK 292 586
Great Rutland Cavern MatlockDerbyshire1710 SK 2925 5858
Harboro' Cave* [9] MatlockDerbyshire150 SK 2422 5523
Jug HolesMatlockDerbyshire8000 SK 2797 5959
Lathkill Head CaveBakewellDerbyshire152555 SK 1707 6589
Merlin's MineStoney MiddletonDerbyshire100030 SK 2177 7591
Nettle PotCastletonDerbyshire798174 SK 1253 8200
Odin Cave CastletonDerbyshire420 SK 1342 8346
Ossom's Cave* [10] WettonStaffordshire18 SK 0958 5576
Oxlow Cavern CastletonDerbyshire2134145 SK 1241 8219
P8CastletonDerbyshire18000 SK 1078 8179
Peak Cavern CastletonDerbyshire6026130 SK 1486 8257
Plunge HoleBuxtonDerbyshire915 SK 0438 7133
Poole's Cavern BuxtonDerbyshire2440 SK 050 725
Reynard's CaveAshbourneDerbyshire120 SK 1451 5252
Rowter HoleCastletonDerbyshire1044182 SK 1343 8233
Speedwell Cavern CastletonDerbyshire6929235 SK 1393 8275
Suicide CaveCastletonDerbyshire13727 SK 1375 8271
Thirst House Cave BuxtonDerbyshire580 SK 0969 7133
Thor's Cave WettonStaffordshire460 SK 0986 5496
Titan CastletonDerbyshire2086196 SK 1387 8184
Treak Cliff Cavern CastletonDerbyshire3050 SK 1357 8310
Winnats Head CaveCastletonDerbyshire610148 SK 1314 8282

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Caving in Derbyshire". www.derbyscc.org.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Caves - peakdistrictcaving.info". www.peakdistrictcaving.info. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ↑ OL24 White Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
  4. ↑ OL1 Dark Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Cratcliff Rocks hermitage (1008008)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Dowel Cave (1011923)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Elderbush Cave (1006117)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Historic England. "Fox Hole Cave (1011922)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Harboro' cave (1007044)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Historic England. "Ossum's Cave (1011919)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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