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Bridewell Cave

M5, Banwell.

NGR:ST 3799 5873
WGS84:51.32428, -2.89130
Length:9 m
Depth:2 m
Altitude:38 m
Tags:Cave, Lost
Registry:westmendip

Short unstable passage in Triassic breccia entered through the roof in June 1970 during motorway construction and destroyed soon afterwards.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: ACG N/L Nov 1972 p45

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