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Cox's Cave

Rock End, Cheddar Gorge.

NGR:ST 4646 5390
WGS84:51.28171, -2.76903
Length:99 m
Depth:10 m
Altitude:23 m
Tags:Cave
Registry:mcr-cs

Show Cave. Large meandering passage leads to series of decorated rifts. High level passage connects with Pavey's Hole. An artificial passage blasted through in 1986 now connects with Pavey's Hole.

Alternate Names: Stalactite Cavern, Cox's Hole

Notes: Conflicting opinions concerning 'sea cave' or 'normal resurgence origin'

Surveys:
Cheddar Caves: Cox's Cave, 1960
Cox's Cave, Thorneycroft, L.B., 1949
Caves of Cheddar Gorge, Stanton, W.I., 1965

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