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Fairy Cave Quarry, Stoke St.Michael.
| NGR: | ST 6557 4750 |
| WGS84: | 51.22565, -2.49443 |
| Length: | 873 m |
| Depth: | 24 m |
| Altitude: | 166 m |
| Tags: | Cave |
| Registry: | mcr-en |
A beautifully decorated cave. A sinuous streamway, which remains active in flood conditions, splits into two branches, Glistening Pool Series and West Passage. The latter terminates in a boulder choke a short distance from Withybrook Slocker.
Alternate Names: Fairy Cave 18
Notes: Discovered by quarrying, April 1972. Cave known to flood in exceptionally wet conditions.
Hydrographic Feeds: Withybrook Slocker
Hydrographic Resurgences: Saint Dunstan's Well West
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