Rumbling Hole
Rumbling Hole is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. Its entrance is a 50-metre (160 ft) deep fenced shaft, and it rapidly descends a series of pitches to a low aqueous passage that has been connected to Lost Johns' Cave. It is part of the Three Counties System, an 87-kilometre (54 mi) cave system that spans the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire, and North Yorkshire.
| Rumbling Hole | |
|---|---|
| Fairies Workshop | |
Two cavers rigging the entrance pitch | |
| Location | Leck Fell, Lancashire, England |
| OS grid | SD 6717379128 |
| Coordinates | 54°12′25″N 2°30′17″W |
| Depth | 126 metres (413 ft) (including cave) |
| Length | 1,091 metres (3,579 ft) (including cave) |
| Elevation | 351 metres (1,152 ft) |
| Discovery | 1899 |
| Geology | Carboniferous limestone |
| Entrances | 2 |
| Hazards | verticality, water |
| Access | Unrestricted |
| Cave survey | cavemaps |
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