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Carcass Cave

Shute Shelve Hill, Axbridge.

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NGR:ST 4239 5530
WGS84:51.29390, -2.82761
Length:125 m
Depth:46 m
Altitude:115 m
Tags:Cave, CROW
Registry:westmendip

8 small chambers following a n/s fault, from the main chamber 2 avens are gained by maypole, 1 contains a large geode and a beautiful gour pool. A choke is descended via a shaft, a crawl lead to a further chamber where the vertical fault is exposed.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

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