Sidcot Swallet

Sidcot Swallet is a cave near Burrington Combe, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England.

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Sidcot Swallet
Location	Burrington Combe, Somerset, England
OS grid	ST47545828
Coordinates	51°19′17″N 2°45′15″W / 51.32128°N 2.75405°W / 51.32128; -2.75405
Depth	28 metres (92 ft)
Length	206 metres (676 ft)
Elevation	149 metres (489 ft)
Geology	Limestone
Entrances	1
Difficulty	Easy
Hazards	None
Access	Free
Registry	Mendip Cave Registry[1]
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It was named after the Sidcot School Speleological Society who explored it in 1925.^[2]

A swallet, also known as a sinkhole, sink, shakehole, swallow hole or doline, is a natural depression or hole in the surface topography caused by the removal of soil or bedrock, often both, by water flowing beneath.

After Goatchurch Cavern, Sidcot Swallet is probably the most popular cave on Mendip for novice parties. What it lacks in length or depth is adequately compensated for by its sporty squeezes and narrow crawls. Despite its popularity, many calcite formations still remain intact in the farthest reaches of the cave.^[3]

1. ^ "Sidcot Swallet". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
2. ^ Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-9500433-6-4.
3. ^ Irwin, David; Knibbs, Anthony (1977). Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide. Somerset: Mendip Publishing. ISBN 0-9536103-0-6.

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