List of caves in Derbyshire
List of caves in Derbyshire, England
This is a partial list of caves in Derbyshire, England, arranged alphabetically.[1][2] Many lie within the Peak District National Park.[3][4]
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/The_Great_Masson_Cavern.jpeg/220px-The_Great_Masson_Cavern.jpeg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Pooles_Cavern_2.jpg/220px-Pooles_Cavern_2.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Speedwell_Cavern_2015_05.jpg/220px-Speedwell_Cavern_2015_05.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Cave_Entrance_at_Harboro_Rocks.jpg/220px-Cave_Entrance_at_Harboro_Rocks.jpg)
Some of the caves are protected Scheduled Monuments and are marked with * in the table below.
Cave | Near | Length (m) | Depth (m) | Grid reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anchor Church[5] | Derby | SK 3384 2728 | ||
Ash Tree Cave* [6] | Chesterfield | 7 | 3 | SK 5148 7614 |
Bagshawe Cavern | Castleton | 5000 | 75 | SK 1716 8089 |
Blue John Cavern | Castleton | 1274 | 90 | SK 1318 8320 |
Carlswark Cavern | Stoney Middleton | 3200 | 60 | SK 2207 7581 |
Cratcliff Rocks hermitage* [7] | Bakewell | SK 2275 6234 | ||
Cumberland Cavern | Matlock | 400 | 0 | SK 2923 5773 |
Devonshire Cavern | Matlock | 305 | 80 | SK 290 584 |
Dowel Cave* [8] | Buxton | 15 | 0 | SK 0756 6760 |
Dream Cave | Matlock | 15 | SK 275 530 | |
Eldon Hole | Castleton | 200 | 85 | SK 1161 8090 |
Fox Hole Cave* [9] | Buxton | 56 | 0 | SK 0997 6618 |
Gautries Cave | Castleton | 659 | 26 | SK 1013 8145 |
Giant's Hole | Castleton | 2298 | 140 | SK 1194 8268 |
Great Masson Cavern | Matlock | 5000 | 0 | SK 292 586 |
Great Rutland Cavern | Matlock | 171 | 0 | SK 2925 5858 |
Harboro' Cave* [10] | Matlock | 15 | 0 | SK 2422 5523 |
Hermitage at Dale Abbey* [11] | Derby | SK 4388 3849 | ||
Jug Holes | Matlock | 800 | 0 | SK 2797 5959 |
Langwith Cave* [12] | Chesterfield | 30 | SK 5180 6950 | |
Lathkill Head Cave | Bakewell | 1525 | 55 | SK 1707 6589 |
Merlin's Mine | Stoney Middleton | 1000 | 30 | SK 2177 7591 |
Mother Grundy's Parlour* [13] | Chesterfield | 15 | SK 5354 7422 | |
Nettle Pot | Castleton | 798 | 174 | SK 1253 8200 |
Odin Cave | Castleton | 42 | 0 | SK 1342 8346 |
Oxlow Cavern | Castleton | 2134 | 145 | SK 1241 8219 |
P8 | Castleton | 1800 | 0 | SK 1078 8179 |
Peak Cavern | Castleton | 6026 | 130 | SK 1486 8257 |
Pinhole Cave* [13] | Chesterfield | 52 | SK 5354 7422 | |
Plunge Hole | Buxton | 9 | 15 | SK 0438 7133 |
Poole's Cavern | Buxton | 244 | 0 | SK 050 725 |
Reynard's Cave | Ashbourne | 12 | 0 | SK 1451 5252 |
Robin Hood's Cave* [13] | Chesterfield | 290 | SK 5354 7422 | |
Rowter Hole | Castleton | 1044 | 182 | SK 1343 8233 |
Speedwell Cavern | Castleton | 6929 | 235 | SK 1393 8275 |
Suicide Cave | Castleton | 137 | 27 | SK 1375 8271 |
Thirst House Cave | Buxton | 58 | 0 | SK 0969 7133 |
Titan | Castleton | 2086 | 196 | SK 1387 8184 |
Treak Cliff Cavern | Castleton | 305 | 0 | SK 1357 8310 |
Winnats Head Cave | Castleton | 610 | 148 | SK 1314 8282 |
See also
References
- ^ "Caving in Derbyshire". www.derbyscc.org.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "The Caves - peakdistrictcaving.info". www.peakdistrictcaving.info. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ OL24 White Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
- ^ OL1 Dark Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
- ^ Historic England. "Anchor Church (Grade II) (1096534)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Ash Tree Cave (1017583)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Cratcliff Rocks hermitage (1008008)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Dowel Cave (1011923)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Fox Hole Cave (1011922)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Harboro' cave (1007044)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Hermitage 170m south east of All Saints Church (1019632)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Langwith Cave (1011954)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave (1003770)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.