Stump Cross Caverns

Stump Cross Caverns
Location in North Yorkshire
LocationGreenhow Hill, North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°04′03″N 1°51′54″W / 54.06739°N 1.86509°W / 54.06739; -1.86509
Length6,200 metres (20,300 ft)
Discovery1860
GeologyLimestone
Show cave opened1860
Show cave length2,640 feet (800 m)
WebsiteOfficial website

Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. First discovered around 1860 by the Newbold brothers and further explored in the 1920s, the caverns are now open to the public as a commercial tourist attraction.

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