Map with: Google Map, or OS Explorer Map from Streetmap.co.uk

Other Sites Within 500m

Scarlet Well  Burwalls Cave  The Hotwell  Clifton Suspension Bridge Resurgence  Lesser Burgh Walls Spring  Zig Zag Rock Shelter  Colonnade Cave  Clifton Rocks Railway  Rownham Hill Cave  Hell Gates Cave  Sion Spring  North Wall Hollow  Lower Cave  Cinema Rock Shelter  Upper Cave  U6  Cinema Cave  Giant's Cave Balcony  In Through The Out Door Cave  Portnalls Railway Tunnels  Giant's Cave  Observatory Hill Cave  Avon Gorge Firing Tunnel - 3  Hundred Percent Rock Shelter  Nightingale Valley Cave  Skeleton Cave  Jack's Hole  Royal York Crescent Iron Mine 

 Go to the Main Mendip Cave Registry Search Page

The Adit

Burgh Walls, Avon Gorge.

NGR:ST 56430 72915
WGS84:51.45353, -2.62843
Length:6 m
Depth:2 m
Altitude:8 m
Tags:none
Registry:mcr-b

Situated at the base of an overgrown cliff right next to the railway line this artificial tunnel was excavated by cavers in search of a route to the water emerging from Resurgence Cave, which lies almost directly below.

Alternative Names: Cave 7 (Tratman), Railway Cave, Adit Cave

Notes: SU1 p.69

Links and Resources:

 Search for this site in the MCRA Bibliography.

This entry was last updated: 2026-01-05 16:28:18

Errors or omissions in this information? Submit corrections/additions/comments for this entry to the registrars.

All database content Copyright 2026 Mendip Cave Registry and Archive.
Your use of this website is subject to the Disclaimer.
Web Registry software by Matt Voysey.