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This is a partial list of caves in Derbyshire, England, arranged alphabetically. Many lie within the Peak District National Park.

Giant's Hole - geograph.org.uk - 188041
Giant's Hole
The Great Masson Cavern
Great Masson Cavern
Pooles Cavern 2
Poole's Cavern
Speedwell Cavern 2015 05
Speedwell Cavern
Cave Entrance at Harboro Rocks
Cave entrance at Harboro' Rocks

Some of the caves are protected Scheduled Monuments and are marked with * in the table below.

Cave Near Length (m) Depth (m) Grid reference
Anchor Church Derby
Ash Tree Cave* Chesterfield 7 3
Bagshawe Cavern Castleton 5000 75
Blue John Cavern Castleton 1274 90
Carlswark Cavern Stoney Middleton 3200 60
Cratcliff Rocks hermitage* Bakewell
Cumberland Cavern Matlock 400 0
Devonshire Cavern Matlock 305 80
Dowel Cave* Buxton 15 0
Dream Cave Matlock 15
Eldon Hole Castleton 200 85
Fox Hole Cave* Buxton 56 0
Gautries Cave Castleton 659 26
Giant's Hole Castleton 2298 140
Great Masson Cavern Matlock 5000 0
Great Rutland Cavern Matlock 171 0
Harboro' Cave* Matlock 15 0
Hermitage at Dale Abbey* Derby
Jug Holes Matlock 800 0
Langwith Cave* Chesterfield 30
Lathkill Head Cave Bakewell 1525 55
Merlin's Mine Stoney Middleton 1000 30
Mother Grundy's Parlour* Chesterfield 15
Nettle Pot Castleton 798 174
Odin Cave Castleton 42 0
Oxlow Cavern Castleton 2134 145
P8 Castleton 1800 0
Peak Cavern Castleton 6026 130
Pinhole Cave* Chesterfield 52
Plunge Hole Buxton 9 15
Poole's Cavern Buxton 244 0
Reynard's Cave Ashbourne 12 0
Robin Hood's Cave* Chesterfield 290
Rowter Hole Castleton 1044 182
Speedwell Cavern Castleton 6929 235
Suicide Cave Castleton 137 27
Thirst House Cave Buxton 58 0
Titan Castleton 2086 196
Treak Cliff Cavern Castleton 305 0
Winnats Head Cave Castleton 610 148

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