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Articles and Books
Original Articles
This section contains original articles of spelaeological interest
An overview of the archaeology of Mendip caves and karst by Vince Simmonds (revised 2016).
Swildon's - What's in a name? A Suggestion for the derivation of the name Swildon's by R. M. Taviner
The Great Wheel Pit Mystery by R. M. Taviner
The Sandford Gulf and other lost caves of Sandford Hill by R. M. Taviner
A summary of an assemblage of bones and a pot sherd found in Wookey Hole cave, Mendip Hills, Somerset by Vince Simmonds
Blagdon Bone Fissure by R. M. Taviner
A Field Survey of the Pits and Rakes of Brockley Combe and Broadfield by Alan Gray, 2006. A Google Earth KML file accompanying the document is also available. See also Axbridge Caving Group Journal June 2006 pages 4 to 19. http://www.mcra.org.uk/logbooks/?dir=acgpubs%2F2000%20-%202010%2F2006%2FJournals%2FJune%202006
Historic Articles
This section contains historic articles of spelaeological interest
Engineering Underground - A Description of Lamb Leer Cableway by N. V. Baldwin. (Caves and Caving Vol. 1 No. 5 November 1938 Pages 180 to 183)
Axbridge Caving Group & Archaeological Society Excavations 1950 to 1960 by Jim Hunt
Books
A History of Mendip Cave Rescues & Incidents by Alan Gray
Complete with photographs, illustrations and statistics from the M.R.O. and M.C.R. archives, this book covers 350 years of incidents from 1669 to 2019 and is being made available in pdf format (767 pages, 15 Mb).
A History of Mendip Cave Rescues & Incidents - Rev. November 2019
Revised Portland Guide Book
The text has been updated, ready for a possible reprint in the future. No pictures or surveys are included. It will be necessary to cross-reference with the original publication.
Portland Guide Book - Rev. July 2017
Mendip Karst Hydrology Research Project. Phases One and Two
This important publication by the Wessex Cave Club has long been out of print. The WCC have kindly agreed to make it available here as a download.
Phase 1- Drainage of the northern flank of Beacon Hill.
Phase 2 - Tracing feeders to Cheddar and Wookey risings.
Copies of the final part, Phase 3, can be purchased from the WCC.
Phase 3 - Water tracing in the Burrington area.