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Nightingale Valley, Avon Gorge.
| NGR: | ST 55529 73024 |
| WGS84: | 51.45444, -2.64141 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Depth: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 100 m |
| Tags: | Sink |
| Registry: | mcr-b |
This obvious pit, which sometimes swallows runoff water from the path near the top of the valley. It is clearly marked as a quarry on old maps, which suggests that it is probably just a convenient place for excess surface water to disappear, rather than a natural sink.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: SU1 p.67
Links and Resources:
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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-05 16:19:34
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