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Hopeless Hole

Westcliff, Portland.

NGR:SY 67866 71534
WGS84:50.54268, -2.45485
Length:94 m
Depth:0 m
Altitude:0 m
Tags:Cave
Registry:mcr-d

Dug phreatic passage possibly related to upstream Sandy Hole (q.v.) which terminates at a cross rift 35 m in length with a vocal connection to C&A rift in Ariel Cave. Connected in 2018 to Steve's Endeavour by enlarging a rift above. Dug periodically.

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Karst cave / Rift

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

Hydrographic Resurgences: Unknown.

Surveys:
Hopeless Hole, Tim Rose, Sas Watson, 2020

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This entry was last updated: 2022-04-12 22:36:22

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