List of caves in Derbyshire facts for kids
This is a partial list of caves in Derbyshire, England, arranged alphabetically. Many lie within the Peak District National Park.
Some of the caves are protected Scheduled Monuments and are marked with * in the table below.
Cave | Near | Length (m) | Depth (m) | Grid reference |
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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 |
See also
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