Rowten Pot

Rowten Pot, West Kingsdale
Area: West Kingsdale
Grade: 4
NGR: SD69827800
Lat/long: 54.1969, -2.46407
Elevation: 363m
Length: 259 m
Depth: 105m
Rock Type: Great Scar Limestone

Warning

Gully takes a considerable stream in normal conditions and quickly becomes impassable.

Access

Prior permission not required, Fore Dales, lngleton, via Carnforth.

Exploration

  • Bottomed 1897 YRC
  • Extended 1966 CDG
  • Extended 1969 HWCPC
  • Extended 1973 1976 1980 1992 1993 CDG

References

Publication Title Club Author
Descent, number 110 New Rowten Route Hardy, D.
CPC Record, number 17, page 10-11 Rowten Passage Avens CPC Cordingley, J.
The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 17 Greygareth, Rowten Pot YRC Anon.
A Description of the environs of Ingleborough. (1781) Dixon, T.
Caves of the West, page 16 (1838) Davis, Henry Harison
Rambles about Ingleton: (1865) in caves, by rivers and on mountains in the spring of 1865. Lancaster, J.C.
Walks in Yorkshire, page 1-358 (1866) Banks, W.S.
A guide to the caves, mountains, river scenery (1876) and other remarkable natural curiosities in the neighborhood of Ingleton & Clapham Carr, J.
The Craven and North-West Yorkshire Highlands., page 260 (1892) Speight, H
Procs of yorks. Geolog&Polytec Soc, volume 13, page 311-324 (Oct 1897) Notes on the caves of Yorkshire Cuttriss, S.W.
Procs of yorks. Geolog&Polytec Soc, volume 13, page 433-443 (Nov 1898) Notes on the caves of Yorkshire (part 2) Cuttriss, S.W.
The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 1, number 4, page 316-324 (1902) Rowten Pot, Gragreth YRC Swithenbank, J.W.
Cave Science (Sept 1947) Rowten Pot Leeds Cave Club Anon.
Cave Science, number 16, page 349-360 (April 1951) The caverns of Yorkshire from "Irelande et Caverns Anglaises" Martel, E.A.
Journal of the CPC, volume 1, number 4, page 157-165 (1952) Who were the earliest potholers in Craven ? Lord, T. & Mitchell, A.
Cave Science, volume 4, number 31, page 336-337 (April 1962) Exploring Rowten Pot Kingsdale one hundred years ago. Simpson, E.
Proceedings of the British Speleological Assoc., number 4, page 83-90 (September 1966) Cave Diving in the Northern Pennines Melvin, M.A.
1966 Journal, page 22-23 (Summer 1966) Rowten - Swinsto Through Trip HWCPC Ogden, J.
CRG Newsletter, number 105, page 22 (March 1967) Diving Rowten 2 CDG Anon.
CRG Newsletter, number 105, page 22-23 (March 1967) Diving Yordas Passage Sump CDG Anon.
ULSA Review, number 5, page 23 (Summer 1969) More progress in 1969 HWCPC Brook, D.
Journal of LUCC, number 10 (Autumn 1969) Rowten Pot HWCPC Anon.
The Caver - NCC Journal, volume 2, number 2 (Winter 1969) Practice Dives - Rowten Sump March 1969 NCC Russum, J.
Exeter Uni SS Newsletter, volume 8, number 1, page 7 (Nov 1970) . Exeter Uni SS Metcalfe
Journal of the British Speleological Association, volume 6, number 48, page 33-47 (December 1971) Caves and Caving in Kingsdale Brook, D.
LUSS Journal, number 1, page 10 (1971) KMC-Rowten Free Dive LUSS Anon.
BSA Bulletin New Series, number 3 (June 1971) Rowten-KMC Sump LUSS Anon.
BSA Bulletin New Series, number 3 (June 1971) Rowten-KMC Sump Plymouth CG Anon.
CRG Newsletter, number 133, page 11-15 (April 1973) Early Northern Potholing Incidents Craven, S.A.
Journal of the British Speleological Association, number 50, page 13-20 (March 1973) Cave Rescue Incidents in Britain 1935-1972 Standing, I.J.
CDG Newsletter, number 27, page 9 (April 1973) Rowten Pot CDG
Journal of the CPC, volume 5, number 1, page 53 (Nov 1973) For the record. CPC Anon
ULSA Review, number 13, page 1 (November 1974) Digs and Discoveries KCC Anon.
KCC Journal, number 8, page 2-3 (1974) Beyond the Rowten Sumps KCC Anon.
ULSA Review, number 14, page 1 (August 1976) Digs and Discoveries CDG Anon.
Caves & Caving, number 10, page 32 (Nov 1980) West Kingsdale System
Caves & Caving, number 11, page 4-5 (Feb 1981) Jingling Avens CDG Geoff Yeadon & Ian Watson
Descent, number 47, page 13 (January/February 1981) Climbing under Jingling CDG
BPC Bulletin, volume 6, number 4, page 17 (1981) Kingsdale NCC Anon.
Descent, number 70, page 12 (May/June 1986) Rescuer dies in Rowten Pot search CRO
Descent, number 70, page 13 (May/June 1986) Dave Anderson CRO Jack Pickup
The Caver - NCC Journal, page 64-74 (1986) An update on the hydrology of Kingsdale NCC Whittaker, T.
Yorkshire's Hollow Mountains, page 21 (1989) Birkbeck and Metcalf : Potholing Pioneers Mitchell, W.R.
Yorkshire's Hollow Mountains, page 45 (1989) Emergency Call CRO Mitchell, W.R.
Yorkshire's Hollow Mountains, page 32 (1989) Ramblers & Speleologists YRC Mitchell, W.R.
Caves & Caving, number 54, page 11 (Winter 1991) Upstream Rowten Sumps CDG
Descent, number 108, page 11 (Oct/Nov 1992) Diving News CDG
Descent, number 110, page 8 (Feb/Mar 1993) New Rowten Route Dave 'Bilbo' Hardy
Descent, number 111, page 9 (April/May 1993) Upstream Kingsdale Master Cave CDG
Descent, number 119, page 10 (Aug/Sept 1994) Diving News CDG
Descent, number 117, page 16 (April/May 1994) Diving News CDG
RRCPC Journal, number 10, page 21 (June 1997) Richard Reynolds Remembers ! RRCPC Reynolds, R.
Caves and Caving, number 91, page 14 (Autumn/Winter 2001) Rowten Pot, West Kingsdale NCC
Descent, number 207, page 10 (April/May 2009) Diving across the Dales CDG
Descent, number 213, page 11 (April/May 2010) Pickings in Rowten ?
Descent, number 215, page 18-22 (Aug/Sept 2010) The Three Counties Chasing a dream MMMMC Walsh, A.

References

Descent, number 110

Title: New Rowten Route

Author: Hardy, D.


CPC Record, number 17, page 10-11

Title: Rowten Passage Avens

Club: CPC

Author: Cordingley, J.


The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 17

Title: Greygareth, Rowten Pot

Club: YRC

Author: Anon.


A Description of the environs of Ingleborough. (1781)

Title:

Author: Dixon, T.


Caves of the West, page 16 (1838)

Title:

Author: Davis, Henry Harison


Rambles about Ingleton: (1865)

Title: in caves, by rivers and on mountains in the spring of 1865.

Author: Lancaster, J.C.


Walks in Yorkshire, page 1-358 (1866)

Title:

Author: Banks, W.S.


A guide to the caves, mountains, river scenery (1876)

Title: and other remarkable natural curiosities in the neighborhood of Ingleton & Clapham

Author: Carr, J.


The Craven and North-West Yorkshire Highlands., page 260 (1892)

Title:

Author: Speight, H


Procs of yorks. Geolog&Polytec Soc, volume 13, page 311-324 (Oct 1897)

Title: Notes on the caves of Yorkshire

Author: Cuttriss, S.W.


Procs of yorks. Geolog&Polytec Soc, volume 13, page 433-443 (Nov 1898)

Title: Notes on the caves of Yorkshire (part 2)

Author: Cuttriss, S.W.


The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 1, number 4, page 316-324 (1902)

Title: Rowten Pot, Gragreth

Club: YRC

Author: Swithenbank, J.W.


Cave Science (Sept 1947)

Title: Rowten Pot

Club: Leeds Cave Club

Author: Anon.


Cave Science, number 16, page 349-360 (April 1951)

Title: The caverns of Yorkshire from "Irelande et Caverns Anglaises"

Author: Martel, E.A.


Journal of the CPC, volume 1, number 4, page 157-165 (1952)

Title: Who were the earliest potholers in Craven ?

Author: Lord, T. & Mitchell, A.


Cave Science, volume 4, number 31, page 336-337 (April 1962)

Title: Exploring Rowten Pot Kingsdale one hundred years ago.

Author: Simpson, E.


Proceedings of the British Speleological Assoc., number 4, page 83-90 (September 1966)

Title: Cave Diving in the Northern Pennines

Author: Melvin, M.A.


1966 Journal, page 22-23 (Summer 1966)

Title: Rowten - Swinsto Through Trip

Club: HWCPC

Author: Ogden, J.


CRG Newsletter, number 105, page 22 (March 1967)

Title: Diving Rowten 2

Club: CDG

Author: Anon.


CRG Newsletter, number 105, page 22-23 (March 1967)

Title: Diving Yordas Passage Sump

Club: CDG

Author: Anon.


ULSA Review, number 5, page 23 (Summer 1969)

Title: More progress in 1969

Club: HWCPC

Author: Brook, D.


Journal of LUCC, number 10 (Autumn 1969)

Title: Rowten Pot

Club: HWCPC

Author: Anon.


The Caver - NCC Journal, volume 2, number 2 (Winter 1969)

Title: Practice Dives - Rowten Sump March 1969

Club: NCC

Author: Russum, J.


Exeter Uni SS Newsletter, volume 8, number 1, page 7 (Nov 1970)

Title: .

Club: Exeter Uni SS

Author: Metcalfe


Journal of the British Speleological Association, volume 6, number 48, page 33-47 (December 1971)

Title: Caves and Caving in Kingsdale

Author: Brook, D.


LUSS Journal, number 1, page 10 (1971)

Title: KMC-Rowten Free Dive

Club: LUSS

Author: Anon.


BSA Bulletin New Series, number 3 (June 1971)

Title: Rowten-KMC Sump

Club: LUSS

Author: Anon.


BSA Bulletin New Series, number 3 (June 1971)

Title: Rowten-KMC Sump

Club: Plymouth CG

Author: Anon.


CRG Newsletter, number 133, page 11-15 (April 1973)

Title: Early Northern Potholing Incidents

Author: Craven, S.A.


Journal of the British Speleological Association, number 50, page 13-20 (March 1973)

Title: Cave Rescue Incidents in Britain 1935-1972

Author: Standing, I.J.


CDG Newsletter, number 27, page 9 (April 1973)

Title: Rowten Pot

Club: CDG


Journal of the CPC, volume 5, number 1, page 53 (Nov 1973)

Title: For the record.

Club: CPC

Author: Anon


ULSA Review, number 13, page 1 (November 1974)

Title: Digs and Discoveries

Club: KCC

Author: Anon.


KCC Journal, number 8, page 2-3 (1974)

Title: Beyond the Rowten Sumps

Club: KCC

Author: Anon.


ULSA Review, number 14, page 1 (August 1976)

Title: Digs and Discoveries

Club: CDG

Author: Anon.


Caves & Caving, number 10, page 32 (Nov 1980)

Title: West Kingsdale System


Caves & Caving, number 11, page 4-5 (Feb 1981)

Title: Jingling Avens

Club: CDG

Author: Geoff Yeadon & Ian Watson


Descent, number 47, page 13 (January/February 1981)

Title: Climbing under Jingling

Club: CDG


BPC Bulletin, volume 6, number 4, page 17 (1981)

Title: Kingsdale

Club: NCC

Author: Anon.


Descent, number 70, page 12 (May/June 1986)

Title: Rescuer dies in Rowten Pot search

Club: CRO


Descent, number 70, page 13 (May/June 1986)

Title: Dave Anderson

Club: CRO

Author: Jack Pickup


The Caver - NCC Journal, page 64-74 (1986)

Title: An update on the hydrology of Kingsdale

Club: NCC

Author: Whittaker, T.


Yorkshire's Hollow Mountains, page 21 (1989)

Title: Birkbeck and Metcalf : Potholing Pioneers

Author: Mitchell, W.R.


Yorkshire's Hollow Mountains, page 45 (1989)

Title: Emergency Call

Club: CRO

Author: Mitchell, W.R.


Yorkshire's Hollow Mountains, page 32 (1989)

Title: Ramblers & Speleologists

Club: YRC

Author: Mitchell, W.R.


Caves & Caving, number 54, page 11 (Winter 1991)

Title: Upstream Rowten Sumps

Club: CDG


Descent, number 108, page 11 (Oct/Nov 1992)

Title: Diving News

Club: CDG


Descent, number 110, page 8 (Feb/Mar 1993)

Title: New Rowten Route

Author: Dave 'Bilbo' Hardy


Descent, number 111, page 9 (April/May 1993)

Title: Upstream Kingsdale Master Cave

Club: CDG


Descent, number 119, page 10 (Aug/Sept 1994)

Title: Diving News

Club: CDG


Descent, number 117, page 16 (April/May 1994)

Title: Diving News

Club: CDG


RRCPC Journal, number 10, page 21 (June 1997)

Title: Richard Reynolds Remembers !

Club: RRCPC

Author: Reynolds, R.


Caves and Caving, number 91, page 14 (Autumn/Winter 2001)

Title: Rowten Pot, West Kingsdale

Club: NCC


Descent, number 207, page 10 (April/May 2009)

Title: Diving across the Dales

Club: CDG


Descent, number 213, page 11 (April/May 2010)

Title: Pickings in Rowten ?


Descent, number 215, page 18-22 (Aug/Sept 2010)

Title: The Three Counties Chasing a dream

Club: MMMMC

Author: Walsh, A.