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East Twin Swallet

East Twin Brook valley, Burrington Combe.

NGR:ST 4796 5814
WGS84:51.31997, -2.74815
Length:274 m
Depth:38 m
Altitude:150 m
Classes:cave, swallet
Registry:mcr-cn

Low crawl leads to succession of three chambers from which crawl through boulders connects with Boulder Chamber in Spar Pot. From lowest point Main Rift and further reaches of the cave may be gained.

Alternate Names: Upper Twin Swallet

Notes: Dug open by UBSS in the 1930s. Connected to Spar Pot by SBSS 1970s

Hydrographic Resurgences: Rickford and Langford Risings

Surveys:
East Twin Swallet, UBSS
Section of squeeze, Askins, M.R., 1949
East Twin, Askins, M.R., 1949
East Twin Swallet, UBSS, 1955

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