High Cove

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High Cove
Map showing the location of High Cove
Map showing the location of High Cove
Location in Northumberland
LocationNorthumberland, England, UK
OS gridNY956980
Coordinates55°16′34″N 2°04′16″W / 55.276°N 2.071°W / 55.276; -2.071Coordinates: 55°16′34″N 2°04′16″W / 55.276°N 2.071°W / 55.276; -2.071

High Cove is a major slip feature to the west of in the Simonside Hills, Northumberland, England. It contains several small rifts and caves in gritstone, up to 18 metres in length.[1] In 1985, the Moldywarps Speleological Group explored four caves at High Cove, then in 2015 a further four were discovered by Black Rose Caving Club.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Brook, D.; Davies, G.M.; Long, M.H.; Ryder, P.F.: Northern Caves - Volume 1 Wharfedale and the North-East, Dalesman, 1988, p. 249
  2. ^ Scaife, Chris: The Caves of Northumberland, Sigma Leisure, 2019
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