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{{Short description|Cave in Somerset, England}}
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| name = Attborough Swallet
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| aos = Somerset
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| interest = Geological
| depth = 44 metres
| depth = 44 metres
| length = 244 metres
| length = 244 metres
| location = Red Quar, [[Chewton Mendip]]
| location = Red Quar, [[Chewton Mendip]]
| grid_ref_UK = ST56105181
| grid_ref_UK = ST56105181
| geology = [[dolomite|Dolomitic]] [[Conglomerate (geology)|Conglomerate]] and [[Marl]]
| geology = [[dolomite (rock)|Dolomitic]] [[Conglomerate (geology)|Conglomerate]] and [[Marl]]
| registry = Mendip Cave Registry<ref>{{cite mcra |id=97 |name=Attborough Swallet |accessdate=2012-03-30}}</ref>
| registry = Mendip Cave Registry<ref>{{cite mcra |id=97 |name=Attborough Swallet |accessdate=2012-03-30}}</ref>
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'''Attborough Swallet''' (also known as '''Red Quar Swallet''') is a [[cave]] in [[Chewton Mendip]] in [[Somerset]], England.
'''Attborough Swallet''' (also known as '''Red Quar Swallet''') is a [[cave]] in [[Chewton Mendip]] in [[Somerset]], England.


It is unusual for a cave on the [[Mendip Hills]] in that it is not in [[limestone]] but instead in [[dolomite|Dolomitic]] [[Conglomerate (geology)|Conglomerate]] and [[Marl]]. The main part of the cave was first entered in 1992,<ref>{{cite book |last=Irwin |first=David John |authorlink= |author2=Knibbs Anthony J. |title=Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide |year= 1999 |publisher=Bat Products |location= |isbn=0-9536103-0-6 }}</ref> although Red Quar Swallet had been dug in the 1930s and the entrance shaft is now a concrete pipe. .<ref>{{cite journal|last=Shipton|first=Dave|title=Attborough Swallet Progress report|journal=Belfry Bulletin|date=June 1998|volume=497|pages=14|url=http://www.bec-cave.org.uk/index.php/publications-mainmenu-32/belfry-bulletin-mainmenu-33/537-belfry-bulletin-no-497-june-1998?showall=&start=13|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref>
It is unusual for a cave on the [[Mendip Hills]] in that it is formed from [[dolomite (rock)|Dolomitic]] [[Conglomerate (geology)|Conglomerate]] and [[Marl]] rather than ordinary [[limestone]]. The main part of the cave was first entered in 1992,<ref>{{cite book |last=Irwin |first=David John |author2=Knibbs Anthony J. |title=Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide |year= 1999 |publisher=Bat Products |isbn=0-9536103-0-6 }}</ref> although Red Quar Swallet had been dug in the 1930s and the entrance shaft is now a concrete pipe.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Shipton|first=Dave|title=Attborough Swallet Progress report|journal=Belfry Bulletin|date=June 1998|volume=497|pages=14|url=http://www.bec-cave.org.uk/index.php/publications-mainmenu-32/belfry-bulletin-mainmenu-33/537-belfry-bulletin-no-497-june-1998?showall=&start=13|access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref>


It takes its name from the Attborough field in which the entrance is situated. Red Quar Swallet comes from the small scale quarrying of red Triassic conglomerate.<ref>{{cite book|last=Witcombe|first=Richard|title=Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained|year=2009|publisher=Wessex Cave Club|location=Priddy|edition=2nd|pages=9|isbn=978-0-9500433-6-4}}</ref>
It takes its name from the Attborough field in which the entrance is situated. Red Quar Swallet comes from the small scale quarrying of red [[Triassic]] conglomerate.<ref>{{cite book|last=Witcombe|first=Richard|title=Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained|year=2009|publisher=Wessex Cave Club|location=Priddy|edition=2nd|pages=9|isbn=978-0-9500433-6-4}}</ref>


The underground stream feeding water into the sump flows into [[Wigmore Swallet]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mcra.org.uk/registry/sitedetails.php?id=97 |title=Attborough Swallet | publisher=MCRA|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref>
The underground stream feeding water into the sump flows into [[Wigmore Swallet]].<ref>{{cite mcra|id=97 |name=Attborough Swallet | accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 4 June 2022

Attborough Swallet
LocationRed Quar, Chewton Mendip
OS gridST56105181
Depth44 metres
Length244 metres
GeologyDolomitic Conglomerate and Marl
RegistryMendip Cave Registry[1]

Attborough Swallet (also known as Red Quar Swallet) is a cave in Chewton Mendip in Somerset, England.

It is unusual for a cave on the Mendip Hills in that it is formed from Dolomitic Conglomerate and Marl rather than ordinary limestone. The main part of the cave was first entered in 1992,[2] although Red Quar Swallet had been dug in the 1930s and the entrance shaft is now a concrete pipe.[3]

It takes its name from the Attborough field in which the entrance is situated. Red Quar Swallet comes from the small scale quarrying of red Triassic conglomerate.[4]

The underground stream feeding water into the sump flows into Wigmore Swallet.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Attborough Swallet". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  2. ^ Irwin, David John; Knibbs Anthony J. (1999). Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide. Bat Products. ISBN 0-9536103-0-6.
  3. ^ Shipton, Dave (June 1998). "Attborough Swallet Progress report". Belfry Bulletin. 497: 14. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ^ Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-9500433-6-4.
  5. ^ "Attborough Swallet". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

51°15′48″N 2°37′45″W / 51.2633°N 2.6292°W / 51.2633; -2.6292

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