Langcliffe Pot
| Langcliffe Pot | |
|---|---|
Oddmire Pot entrance shakehole | |
| Location | Great Whernside, North Yorkshire, UK |
| OS grid | SD 9958 7107 |
| Coordinates | 54°08′08″N 2°00′29″W / 54.135501°N 2.007961°W |
| Depth | 116 metres (381 ft) |
| Length | 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) |
| Elevation | 488 metres (1,601 ft) |
| Discovery | 1936 |
| Geology | Yoredales Limestone |
| Entrances | 2 |
| Difficulty | V |
| Hazards | water, loose boulders |
| Access | None |
| Cave survey | ULSA survey on Cavemaps |
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Langcliffe Pot is a cave system on the slopes of Great Whernside in Upper Wharfedale, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) SSE of Kettlewell in North Yorkshire. It is part of the Black Keld Site of Special Scientific Interest where the "underground drainage system which feeds the stream resurgence at Black Keld is one of the largest and deepest in Britain, although only a small proportion of its cave passages are accessible at present." Mossdale Caverns is also part of the Black Keld SSSI. Although a considerable length of passage has been explored in Langcliffe Pot, the current end is over 170 metres (560 ft) above the resurgence, and over 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in distance. A trip to the far end has been described as "one of the most serious undertakings in British caving".