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Banwell Plain, Banwell.
NGR: | ST 4067 5927 |
WGS84: | 51.32942, -2.85293 |
Length: | 92 m |
Depth: | 15 m |
Altitude: | 40 m |
Tags: | Cave |
Registry: | westmendip |
This cave consists of upper and lower galleries, connected by climbs and pitches. The ochreous earth in this cave is locally overlain by up to 2m of fine-grained, wind-blown quartz sand.
Alternate Names: Middle Series
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This entry was last updated: 2024-03-06 18:23:50
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