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Loxton Cave

Loxton.

NGR:ST 37414 55959
WGS84:51.29930, -2.89908
Length:157 m
Depth:25 m
Altitude:50 m
Tags:Cave
Registry:westmendip

Discovered by mining in 1862, the cave consists of a series of chambers and connecting crawls and has two entrances. Most of the formations have long since been destroyed but the cave is an example of solutional action.

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Surveys:
Loxton Cave, Harris, C.W. & Duck, J.W., 1936
Sketch Plan of Loxton Cave, Harris, C.W. & Duck, J.W., 1936
Morgans Grottoes, Morgan, A.R., 1946
Loxton, Stanton, W.I., 1948
Loxton Cave, Tucker, J.H., 1962

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