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Fossil Cave

The Grove, Portland.

Joint-controlled paraphreatic passage lowers to squeezes past formations to low bedding chamber. Approach by either very unpleasant clamber across deep fly-tip or by decent down the quarry wall using a 10 m ladder from directly above the entrance.

Alternative Names: Thrutch Cave; Rubbish Dump Cave

Notes: Karst cave

Hydrographic Feeds: Long-lost to erosion of catchment. Some evidence of river valleys to E & W of Portland.

Hydrographic Resurgences: Unknown.