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Snare Hole

Fairy Cave Quarry, Stoke St.Michael.

NGR:ST 65861 47731
WGS84:51.22774, -2.49029
Length:31 m
Depth:8 m
Altitude:173 m
Tags:Cave
Registry:mcr-en

Entrance in 8m from the top of the quarry face, leads to loose 4m pitch into roomy chamber (16m x 7m x 3m high), with formations and roots on the right and an ascending rift at the rear.

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Located high up in North face of east level. Access via 8m pitch from the top of the quarry at a spot marked with bright green paint.

Ref. Cerberus SS 11/2

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