Bogg Hall Rising is the resurgence for all the caves on Hutton Beck and the River Dove. During 2017 it was noticed that a large tree had fallen from the hillside above.
Although not completely blocked, this had raised the water level inside Bogg Hall and was also trapping silt that was building up inside.
On the evening on 22/3/2018 we took a break from underground digging to clear the blockage.
Despites its size, the three chainsaws removed it within an hour.
NGR: SE 528814
Altitude: 260m
Depth: 15m
Access: No known restrictions
Grade: II
Entertainment value: II
Warning: Beware loose rock
Located at Scotch Corner, the hole lies in a fenced enclosure in the middle of a field. The entrance is covered by a substantial grill with a hinged gate, secured by a couple of long bolts. If a descent is planned take a couple of adjustable spanners and a can of WD 40. Once in, the windypit consists of a constricted tube about 15m deep, dropping in to a cross rift. The sub-parallel fracture runs for 5m and is 1m wide but all routes close down to impenetrable slots.
On occasion Cockerdale Windypit issues tremendous draughts of warm air.
Details on Excalibur can be found in the projects pages
To read a full description in the journal or buy a survey visit the Yorkies shop site.
Access to Excalibur is controlled via a CNCC permit system.
Any BCA-registered caving club can apply for a permit to visit the cave, and short notice requests can usually be accommodated. The need to control access derives from the cave being on a private shooting estate, which is also agriculturally active. Details of the access conditions and contact details for requesting a permit can be found on the CNCC website.
NGR: SE 709873
Altitude: 50m
Length: 20m (explored)
Depth; 6m
Access: Ravenswick Estate
Grade: V
Entertainment Value: V
Located in the river Dove at the bottom of a field approximately 400m off the Keldholme to Hutton-Le-Hole road, almost directly bellow the quarry.
The entrance is covered with planks (replace) near the riverbank.
The Well shaft is stone lined and scaffolded down to the water level (-3m in the summer).
Dive -2m down, feet first, to a tight and awkward constriction, which might require a medium, sized diver to dekitt and a large diver to dive somewhere else. Once through the constriction, and heading down stream 2m, the narrow and as yet un-dived upstream passage is passed. Continuing downstream the passage assumes the ample proportions of 1m high and 2-3m wide for the next 20m and would have gone further if the diver hadn‘t been over come with brown fear.
This site is about 1km upstream and 10m higher than the entrance to Bogg Hall Rising and offers the potential for an awesome through trip and maybe some dry passage for a skinny double hard diver.
History
Examined by R. Wilsdon and N. Hannon in 1983, the good Mr Wilsdon noting at the time “There is no future there” – nice one Richard!
Pushed to present limit by J. Gibbs and S.C.C. members in the summer of 2000.
Extract From SCC Newsletter 20/12/1998
Written By R Wilsdon
Jerry has accumulated scaffolding tube, clamps and is keen to shore up the walls of the Well. Preliminary inspection of the Well by Gerry last summer revealed an underwater chamber that was big enough to sit up in. Andy and I had a look the following week. We didn’t find the chamber but were able to work our way down to the horizontal by backing along into the rift and were then able to see into a bedding plane. This carried a gentle current of clear water on the upstream side, with afew feet of bedding visible.
NGR: SE 860867
Altitude: 155m
Depth: 18m
Access: Forestry Commission
Grade: I
Entertainment Value: II
Located in woods near forest track, entrance is 2m x 0.5m slot with fence around. Climb down 3m into narrowing rift which drops steeply to a “T” junction, soon after all passages become too tight
NGR: SE 744867
Altitude: 60m
Length: 5m
Access: No known restrictions
Grade: I
Entertainment Value: I
Caution, Cave 2. has been frequented by Foxes.
From Sinnington village keep to the right of the river Seven until an open field is reached. The caves lie in cliff under Hunter Hill.
The two short uninspiring caves end in small fissures after 5m and have no obvious ways on.
NGR: SE 531818
Altitude:200m
Depth: 8m
Access: Forestry Commission
Grade: II
Entertainment Value: I
Small hole in depression on the right of the track 200m down from the gate. Drops down and squeezes back under entrance. Sharp right turn (best negotiated head first) slides into lower chamber with vocal link to the surface on the right. The way on is a draughting rift under two jammed boulders on the left but there isn’t an easy way to break through as the two boulders support some of the roof slabs.
History
Found by S.C.C./M.S.G. in April 2003 whilst looking for Hayes Hole
SHAW’S GILL RIFT
NGR: SE 532819
Altitude:220m
Length: 4m
Access: No known restrictions
Grade: I
Entertainment value: II
Small rift entrance in a small cliff on right side of track 100m down from the gate, almost opposite Hayes hole. A nice sized entrance degenerates into a very small rift turning acute right after only 1.5m and ending in boulder ruckle 2m after the turn.
If your chest is bigger than 17cm then this isn’t for you.
History
Found by S.C.C./M.S.G. in April 2003 whilst looking for Hayes Hole.
