List of caves in the Peak District

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This is a partial list of caves in the Peak District of England, arranged alphabetically.[1][2] Most lie within the Peak District National Park.[3][4]

Eldon Hole
Lathkill Head Cave
Poole's Cavern
Speedwell Cavern
Thor's Cave

Some of the caves are protected Scheduled Monuments and are marked with * in the table below.

Cave Near County Length (m) Depth (m) Grid reference
Bagshawe Cavern Castleton Derbyshire 5000 75 SK 1716 8089
Blue John Cavern Castleton Derbyshire 1274 90 SK 1318 8320
Carlswark Cavern Stoney Middleton Derbyshire 3200 60 SK 2207 7581
Cratcliff Rocks hermitage* [5] Bakewell Derbyshire SK 2275 6234
Cumberland Cavern Matlock Derbyshire 400 0 SK 2923 5773
Devonshire Cavern Matlock Derbyshire 305 80 SK 290 584
Dowel Cave* [6] Buxton Derbyshire 15 0 SK 0756 6760
Dream Cave Matlock Derbyshire 15 SK 275 530
Elderbush Cave* [7] Wetton Staffordshire 46 SK 0978 5488
Eldon Hole Castleton Derbyshire 200 85 SK 1161 8090
Fox Hole Cave* [8] Buxton Derbyshire 56 0 SK 0997 6618
Gautries Cave Castleton Derbyshire 659 26 SK 1013 8145
Giant's Hole Castleton Derbyshire 2298 140 SK 1194 8268
Great Masson Cavern Matlock Derbyshire 5000 0 SK 292 586
Great Rutland Cavern Matlock Derbyshire 171 0 SK 2925 5858
Harboro' Cave* [9] Matlock Derbyshire 15 0 SK 2422 5523
Jug Holes Matlock Derbyshire 800 0 SK 2797 5959
Lathkill Head Cave Bakewell Derbyshire 1525 55 SK 1707 6589
Merlin's Mine Stoney Middleton Derbyshire 1000 30 SK 2177 7591
Nettle Pot Castleton Derbyshire 798 174 SK 1253 8200
Odin Cave Castleton Derbyshire 42 0 SK 1342 8346
Ossom's Cave* [10] Wetton Staffordshire 18 SK 0958 5576
Oxlow Cavern Castleton Derbyshire 2134 145 SK 1241 8219
P8 Castleton Derbyshire 1800 0 SK 1078 8179
Peak Cavern Castleton Derbyshire 6026 130 SK 1486 8257
Plunge Hole Buxton Derbyshire 9 15 SK 0438 7133
Poole's Cavern Buxton Derbyshire 244 0 SK 050 725
Reynard's Cave Ashbourne Derbyshire 12 0 SK 1451 5252
Rowter Hole Castleton Derbyshire 1044 182 SK 1343 8233
Speedwell Cavern Castleton Derbyshire 6929 235 SK 1393 8275
Suicide Cave Castleton Derbyshire 137 27 SK 1375 8271
Thirst House Cave Buxton Derbyshire 58 0 SK 0969 7133
Thor's Cave Wetton Staffordshire 46 0 SK 0986 5496
Titan Castleton Derbyshire 2086 196 SK 1387 8184
Treak Cliff Cavern Castleton Derbyshire 305 0 SK 1357 8310
Winnats Head Cave Castleton Derbyshire 610 148 SK 1314 8282

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Caving in Derbyshire". www.derbyscc.org.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ "The Caves - peakdistrictcaving.info". www.peakdistrictcaving.info. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ OL24 White Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
  4. ^ OL1 Dark Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Cratcliff Rocks hermitage (1008008)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Dowel Cave (1011923)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Elderbush Cave (1006117)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Fox Hole Cave (1011922)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Harboro' cave (1007044)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  10. ^ Historic England. "Ossum's Cave (1011919)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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