St Cuthbert's Swallet
St Cuthbert's Swallet is the second longest, and most complex, cave on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It forms a major part of the Priddy Caves system and water entering this swallet re-emerges at Wookey Hole. St Cuthbert's Swallet is part of, and lies underneath, the Priddy Pools Site of Special Scientific Interest.
| St Cuthbert's Swallet | |
|---|---|
| Location | Priddy |
| OS grid | ST 543 505 |
| Depth | 145 metres (476 ft) |
| Length | 6.7 kilometres (4 mi) |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Access | Bristol Exploration Club |
| Cave survey | Geological Conservation Review/Bristol Exploration Club |
| Registry | Mendip Cave Registry |
It is named because of its location in the St Cuthbert Out parish of Wells, and was originally called St Cuthbert's Pot.
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