Growling Hole
| Area: | East Kingsdale |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 5 |
| NGR: | SD71257749 |
| Lat/long: | 54.1924, -2.4421 |
| Elevation: | 383m |
| Length: | 290 m |
| Depth: | 111m |
| Rock Type: | Great Scar Limestone |
Warning
The tight bedding crawl from the new entrance floods badly. Pitches quickly become impassable with much water flowing.
Access
Braida Garth.
Hydrology
Tested to Keld Head via Upstream Sump 1 in King Pot.
Exploration
- Explored 1968 BSA
- Extended 1971 LUSS
References
| Publication | Title | Club | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULSA Review, number 4, page 14-18 (December 1968) | Growling Hole - East Kingsdale | BSA | Long, H. |
| BSA Bulletin, number 83, page 1-5 (1969) | More news from Settle | BSA | Long, H. |
| Journal of the LUCC, number 9 (Spring 1969) | Growling Hole | BSA | Anon. |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 4, page 174-176 (Nov 1969) | Local News and discoveries | BSA | Mellor, D. |
| Journal of the London Universities Caving Clubs, number 9, page 22 (Spring 1969) | Notes & News | LUCC | |
| The Bulletin of the British Speleological Assoc., number 85, page 13-15 (April 1970) | Some thoughts on the "Three Counties System". | Long, M.H. | |
| Journal of the British Speleological Association, volume 6, number 48, page 33-47 (December 1971) | Caves and Caving in Kingsdale | BSA | Brook, D. |
| LUSS Journal, volume 1, number 3, page 32-36 (Summer 1973) | Growling Hole | LUSS | Gascoyne, M. |
| The Caver - NCC Journal, page 64-74 (1986) | An update on the hydrology of Kingsdale | NCC | Whittaker, T. |
| CPC Record, number 79, page 20-21 (July 2005) | Growling Hole, East Kingsdale | Bottomley, M. |
References
ULSA Review, number 4, page 14-18 (December 1968)
Title: Growling Hole - East Kingsdale
Club: BSA
Author: Long, H.
BSA Bulletin, number 83, page 1-5 (1969)
Title: More news from Settle
Club: BSA
Author: Long, H.
Journal of the LUCC, number 9 (Spring 1969)
Title: Growling Hole
Club: BSA
Author: Anon.
Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 4, page 174-176 (Nov 1969)
Title: Local News and discoveries
Club: BSA
Author: Mellor, D.
Journal of the London Universities Caving Clubs, number 9, page 22 (Spring 1969)
Title: Notes & News
Club: LUCC
The Bulletin of the British Speleological Assoc., number 85, page 13-15 (April 1970)
Title: Some thoughts on the "Three Counties System".
Author: Long, M.H.
Journal of the British Speleological Association, volume 6, number 48, page 33-47 (December 1971)
Title: Caves and Caving in Kingsdale
Club: BSA
Author: Brook, D.
LUSS Journal, volume 1, number 3, page 32-36 (Summer 1973)
Title: Growling Hole
Club: LUSS
Author: Gascoyne, M.
The Caver - NCC Journal, page 64-74 (1986)
Title: An update on the hydrology of Kingsdale
Club: NCC
Author: Whittaker, T.
CPC Record, number 79, page 20-21 (July 2005)
Title: Growling Hole, East Kingsdale
Author: Bottomley, M.
