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Fairy Cave Quarry, Stoke St.Michael.
| NGR: | ST 6577 4768 |
| WGS84: | 51.22728, -2.49159 |
| Length: | 76 m |
| Depth: | 29 m |
| Altitude: | 182 m |
| Tags: | Cave |
| Registry: | mcr-en |
A 17m deep shaft which led via a small chamber and muddy slide to a loose, tight streamway, which ended in boulders. From an aven above, a faint aural connection was made with the main chamber of Fernhill Cave. The streamway was believed to be a continuation of the water last seen in Plummer's Hole.
Alternate Names: Fairy Cave 3, Duck's Hole
Notes: Discovered by quarrying in 1959, it has since been partially destroyed, with the remainder buried.
Surveys:
Fairy Quarry Cave System, WCC, 1960
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