Alum Pot
| Alum Pot | |
|---|---|
Two cavers are exiting from the pothole, which is about 60m deep at that point. | |
| Location | Simon Fell, North Yorkshire, England |
| OS grid | SD 774 755 |
| Coordinates | 54°10.500′N 2°20.75′W / 54.175000°N 2.34583°W |
| Depth | 104 metres (341 ft) |
| Length | 159 metres (522 ft) |
| Geology | Limestone |
| BRAC grade | 3 |
Alum Pot is a pothole with a large open shaft at a surface elevation of 343 metres (1,125 ft) on the eastern flanks of Simon Fell, North Yorkshire, England. It connects with nearby Long Churn Cave and Diccan Pot. The pot is accessed via a 1-km private track on payment of a small fee from Selside Farm in the hamlet of Selside in Ribblesdale. Alum Pot has variously been known as Allan, Alan, Allen, Hellen and Hell'n.