Bull Pot of the Witches
| Area: | Ease Gill |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 3 |
| NGR: | SD66228130 |
| Lat/long: | 54.2263, -2.51962 |
| Elevation: | 293m |
| Length: | 2.50km |
| Depth: | 35m |
| Rock Type: | Great Scar Limestone |
Access
No permit required for this cave.
Exploration
- Explored 1899 YRC
- Extended 1932 CPC
- Connected to Lancaster Hole 1964 CDG
- Extended 1966 BSA
- Extended 1968 BSA
- Extended 1969 RRCPC
- Various extensions 2000 to date, RRCPC
References
| Publication | Title | Club | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 13 | Bull Pot of Witches - Waterfall Passage Conection | RRCPC/LCMRS | Anon. |
| The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 17 | Barbon Fell, Bull Pot | YRC | Anon. |
| The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 18, page 331 | Barbon Fell, Bull Pot | YRC | Anon. |
| Walks in Yorkshire, page 1-358 (1866) | Banks, W.S. | ||
| The Craven and North-West Yorkshire Highlands., page 273 (1892) | Speight, H | ||
| The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 1, number 2 (1900) | Bull Pot | YRC | Anon. |
| Cave Science, volume 2, number 10, page 87 (October 1949) | New Explorations, Bull Pot of the Witches | BSA | Anon |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 1, number 1, page 39 (1949) | Bull Pot 'o Witches | CPC | Anon |
| BPC Journal, number 2, page 54-57 (1955) | Meets in 1955 | BPC | Thompson, J.D. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 1, page 8 (May 1962) | Casterton Fell | RRCPC | Ashmead, P. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 1, page 12 (May 1962) | Caving Log | RRCPC | Dave |
| OUCC Proceedings, number 2 (1963) | A short guide to Bull Pot of the Witches | OUCC | Stevens, G. |
| OUCC Proceedings, number 3 (1964) | Yorkshire Roundabouta | OUCC | Stevens, G. |
| Proceedings of the British Speleological Assoc., number 4, page 83-90 (September 1966) | Cave Diving in the Northern Pennines | Melvin, M.A. | |
| The Speleologist, volume 2, number 6, page 12 (Feb 1966) | Bull Pot of the Witches Casterton Fell | ||
| The Gritstone Club Journal - New Series, number 2, page 9-19 (August 1966) | The Caves of Barbondale | GC | Sutcliffe, J.R. |
| BSA Bulletin, number 75, page 9-10 (July 1967) | Lancaster - Bull Pot 19th November 1966 | BSA | Wooding, M.J. |
| Settle Group BSA Annual Report and Journal 1968, page 13-15 (August 1968) | A High Level passage in Bull Pot of the Witches | BSA | Paylor, B. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 7, page 7 (1968) | Lancaster Hole West Montagu | CDG | |
| GC Journal (New Series), number 3, page 91 (1969) | Bull Pot of the Witches | GC | Anon |
| Descent, number 7, page 13 (Oct/Nov 1969) | Bull Pot of the Witches | RRCPC | |
| The Bulletin of the British Speleological Assoc., number 85, page 13-15 (April 1970) | Some thoughts on the "Three Counties System". | Long, M.H. | |
| The Gritstone Club Journal - New series, number 3, page 91 (Autumn 1970) | Brief reports, Bull Pot of the Witches | GC | |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 5, page 9-16 (April 1970) | Recent Exploration in Bull Pot of the Witches | RRCPC | Baldwin, D. |
| Journal of the British Speleological Association, volume 6, number 48, page 29-32 (December 1971) | Leck Fell and the Three Counties System | Waltham, A.C. | |
| Descent, number 16, page 14 (Jan/Feb 1971) | Diving in Bull | RRCPC | |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 6, page 6 (1972) | Diving in Bull Pot | RRCPC | Arculus, R. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 6, page 6 (1972) | Diving in Bull Pot of the Witches | RRCPC | Arculus, R. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 6, page 10 (1972) | Levelling on Casterton Fell | RRCPC | Llewellyn, P.D.W. |
| Descent, number 23, page 17 (April 1973) | Casterton on the level | RRCPC | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 36, page 11 (July 1975) | CDG | ||
| CDG Newsletter, number 37, page 11 (October 1975) | CDG | ||
| ULSA Review, number 14, page 1 (August 1976) | Digs and Discoveries | CDG | Anon. |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 5, number 4 (1976) | Bull pot of the witches | CPC | Anon |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 5, number 4, page 238 (1976) | Bull Pot of the Witches | CPC | Anon |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 5, number 5, page 257 (Nov 1977) | The Leeds Ramblers Club | Burnett, T.R. | Craven, S.A. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 53, page 11 (October 1979) | CDG | ||
| Descent, page 18 (July/August 1979) | Can Kendal divers tie Aygill/Bull? | KCC | |
| Descent, number 45, page 4 (March/April 1980) | Ian Plant dies in Yorkshire cave dive | ||
| CDG Newsletter, number 56, page 13 (July 1980) | CDG | ||
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 8, page 7-8 (June 1983) | Burnett's Great Cavern - Bull Pot of the Whitches | RRCPC | Davis, J. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 8, page 38 (June 1983) | Bull Pot of the Witches - Minor Rootings | RRCPC | Anon |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 8, page 45-47 (June 1983) | Cascade Aven - Bull Pot ot the Witches | RRCPC | Davis, J. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 8, page 7-8 (June 1983) | Burnett's Great Cavern - Bull Pot of the Witches | RRCPC | Davis, J. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 73, page 5 (October 1984) | CDG | ||
| CDG Newsletter, number 74, page 11 (January 1985) | CDG | ||
| CDG Newsletter, number 100, page 8 (July 1991) | CDG | ||
| CDG Newsletter, number 109, page 6 (October 1993) | CDG | ||
| Descent, number 112, page 8 (June/July 1993) | Bull Pot of the Witches | ULSA | |
| Descent, number 113, page 13 (Aug/Sept 1993) | Bull Pot extension | ULSA/NPC | |
| RRCPC Journal, page 32 (June 1997) | The 60's - The Bull Pot Survey | RRCPC | Frankland, J. |
| RRCPC Journal, page 60 (June 1997) | The 80's - Cascade Aven series | RRCPC | Hall, A. |
| Caves & Caving, number 82, page 6 (Winter 1998) | Bull Pot of the Witches | RRCPC | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 149, page 12 (October 2003) | CDG | ||
| CDG Newsletter, number 150, page 8 (January 2004) | CDG | ||
| Descent, number 176, page 14 (Feb/March 2004) | Pushing Bull Pot of the Witches | YSS | |
| Craven Pothole Club Record, number 80, page 5-11 (October 2005) | Bull Pot of the Witches - A frustrating and incomplete historical exercise. | CPC | Craven, S.A. & Halliwell, R.A. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 160, page 9 (July 2006) | CDG | ||
| CDG Newsletter, number 161, page 11 (Oct 2006) | CDG | ||
| Descent, number 193, page 10 (Dec/Jan 2006) | The elusive connection | RRCPC/CDG | Peter Devlin |
| Descent, number 196, page 10 (June/July 2007) | The resurvey connection | CDG | Peter Devlin |
| CDG Newsletter, number 164, page 15 (July 2007) | CDG | ||
| CPC Record, number 88, page 5-8 (October 2007) | The early history of the Craven Pothole Club 1929-1939 | CPC | Craven, S.A. |
| Descent, number 206, page 11 (Feb/Mar 2008) | Bull Pot of the Witches | RRCPC/CDG | Swire, P. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 170, page 4 (Jan 2009) | Bull Pot of the Witches | CDG | Devlin P |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 213-214 (2009) | Burnett's Great Cavern | RRCPC | Newton, J. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 214-215 (2009) | Snakes and Ladders | RRCPC | St.Lawrence, H. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 215-217 (2009) | Kerplunk Inlet | RRCPC | Eastwood, T. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 218-222 (2009) | North Chamber Extension | RRCPC | Lieberman, S. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 223-231 (2009) | Downstream Sump - My First Dig | RRCPC | Devlin, P. |
| NPC Journal 2015, page 129-131 (2015) | Bull Pot of the Witches - Downstream Sump Airbell Extension | NPC | Bass, M. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 63-64 (July 2016) | Bull Pot of the Witches | RRCPC | Baker, J. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 204, page 2 (July 2017) | Bull Pot of the Witches | CDG |
References
RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 13
Title: Bull Pot of Witches - Waterfall Passage Conection
Club: RRCPC/LCMRS
Author: Anon.
The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 17
Title: Barbon Fell, Bull Pot
Club: YRC
Author: Anon.
The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 18, page 331
Title: Barbon Fell, Bull Pot
Club: YRC
Author: Anon.
Walks in Yorkshire, page 1-358 (1866)
Title:
Author: Banks, W.S.
The Craven and North-West Yorkshire Highlands., page 273 (1892)
Title:
Author: Speight, H
The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 1, number 2 (1900)
Title: Bull Pot
Club: YRC
Author: Anon.
Cave Science, volume 2, number 10, page 87 (October 1949)
Title: New Explorations, Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: BSA
Author: Anon
Journal of the CPC, volume 1, number 1, page 39 (1949)
Title: Bull Pot 'o Witches
Club: CPC
Author: Anon
BPC Journal, number 2, page 54-57 (1955)
Title: Meets in 1955
Club: BPC
Author: Thompson, J.D.
RRCPC Journal, number 1, page 8 (May 1962)
Title: Casterton Fell
Club: RRCPC
Author: Ashmead, P.
RRCPC Journal, number 1, page 12 (May 1962)
Title: Caving Log
Club: RRCPC
Author: Dave
OUCC Proceedings, number 2 (1963)
Title: A short guide to Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: OUCC
Author: Stevens, G.
OUCC Proceedings, number 3 (1964)
Title: Yorkshire Roundabouta
Club: OUCC
Author: Stevens, G.
Proceedings of the British Speleological Assoc., number 4, page 83-90 (September 1966)
Title: Cave Diving in the Northern Pennines
Author: Melvin, M.A.
The Speleologist, volume 2, number 6, page 12 (Feb 1966)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches Casterton Fell
The Gritstone Club Journal - New Series, number 2, page 9-19 (August 1966)
Title: The Caves of Barbondale
Club: GC
Author: Sutcliffe, J.R.
BSA Bulletin, number 75, page 9-10 (July 1967)
Title: Lancaster - Bull Pot 19th November 1966
Club: BSA
Author: Wooding, M.J.
Settle Group BSA Annual Report and Journal 1968, page 13-15 (August 1968)
Title: A High Level passage in Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: BSA
Author: Paylor, B.
CDG Newsletter, number 7, page 7 (1968)
Title: Lancaster Hole West Montagu
Club: CDG
GC Journal (New Series), number 3, page 91 (1969)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: GC
Author: Anon
Descent, number 7, page 13 (Oct/Nov 1969)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: RRCPC
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.
The Gritstone Club Journal - New series, number 3, page 91 (Autumn 1970)
Title: Brief reports, Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: GC
Journal of the RRCPC, number 5, page 9-16 (April 1970)
Title: Recent Exploration in Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: RRCPC
Author: Baldwin, D.
Journal of the British Speleological Association, volume 6, number 48, page 29-32 (December 1971)
Title: Leck Fell and the Three Counties System
Author: Waltham, A.C.
Descent, number 16, page 14 (Jan/Feb 1971)
Title: Diving in Bull
Club: RRCPC
Journal of the RRCPC, number 6, page 6 (1972)
Title: Diving in Bull Pot
Club: RRCPC
Author: Arculus, R.
RRCPC Journal, number 6, page 6 (1972)
Title: Diving in Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: RRCPC
Author: Arculus, R.
RRCPC Journal, number 6, page 10 (1972)
Title: Levelling on Casterton Fell
Club: RRCPC
Author: Llewellyn, P.D.W.
Descent, number 23, page 17 (April 1973)
Title: Casterton on the level
Club: RRCPC
CDG Newsletter, number 36, page 11 (July 1975)
Title:
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 37, page 11 (October 1975)
Title:
Club: CDG
ULSA Review, number 14, page 1 (August 1976)
Title: Digs and Discoveries
Club: CDG
Author: Anon.
Journal of the CPC, volume 5, number 4 (1976)
Title: Bull pot of the witches
Club: CPC
Author: Anon
Journal of the CPC, volume 5, number 4, page 238 (1976)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: CPC
Author: Anon
Journal of the CPC, volume 5, number 5, page 257 (Nov 1977)
Title: The Leeds Ramblers Club
Club: Burnett, T.R.
Author: Craven, S.A.
CDG Newsletter, number 53, page 11 (October 1979)
Title:
Club: CDG
Descent, page 18 (July/August 1979)
Title: Can Kendal divers tie Aygill/Bull?
Club: KCC
Descent, number 45, page 4 (March/April 1980)
Title: Ian Plant dies in Yorkshire cave dive
CDG Newsletter, number 56, page 13 (July 1980)
Title:
Club: CDG
Journal of the RRCPC, number 8, page 7-8 (June 1983)
Title: Burnett's Great Cavern - Bull Pot of the Whitches
Club: RRCPC
Author: Davis, J.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 8, page 38 (June 1983)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches - Minor Rootings
Club: RRCPC
Author: Anon
Journal of the RRCPC, number 8, page 45-47 (June 1983)
Title: Cascade Aven - Bull Pot ot the Witches
Club: RRCPC
Author: Davis, J.
RRCPC Journal, number 8, page 7-8 (June 1983)
Title: Burnett's Great Cavern - Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: RRCPC
Author: Davis, J.
CDG Newsletter, number 73, page 5 (October 1984)
Title:
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 74, page 11 (January 1985)
Title:
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 100, page 8 (July 1991)
Title:
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 109, page 6 (October 1993)
Title:
Club: CDG
Descent, number 112, page 8 (June/July 1993)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: ULSA
Descent, number 113, page 13 (Aug/Sept 1993)
Title: Bull Pot extension
Club: ULSA/NPC
RRCPC Journal, page 32 (June 1997)
Title: The 60's - The Bull Pot Survey
Club: RRCPC
Author: Frankland, J.
RRCPC Journal, page 60 (June 1997)
Title: The 80's - Cascade Aven series
Club: RRCPC
Author: Hall, A.
Caves & Caving, number 82, page 6 (Winter 1998)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: RRCPC
CDG Newsletter, number 149, page 12 (October 2003)
Title:
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 150, page 8 (January 2004)
Title:
Club: CDG
Descent, number 176, page 14 (Feb/March 2004)
Title: Pushing Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: YSS
Craven Pothole Club Record, number 80, page 5-11 (October 2005)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches - A frustrating and incomplete historical exercise.
Club: CPC
Author: Craven, S.A. & Halliwell, R.A.
CDG Newsletter, number 160, page 9 (July 2006)
Title:
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 161, page 11 (Oct 2006)
Title:
Club: CDG
Descent, number 193, page 10 (Dec/Jan 2006)
Title: The elusive connection
Club: RRCPC/CDG
Author: Peter Devlin
Descent, number 196, page 10 (June/July 2007)
Title: The resurvey connection
Club: CDG
Author: Peter Devlin
CDG Newsletter, number 164, page 15 (July 2007)
Title:
Club: CDG
CPC Record, number 88, page 5-8 (October 2007)
Title: The early history of the Craven Pothole Club 1929-1939
Club: CPC
Author: Craven, S.A.
Descent, number 206, page 11 (Feb/Mar 2008)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: RRCPC/CDG
Author: Swire, P.
CDG Newsletter, number 170, page 4 (Jan 2009)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: CDG
Author: Devlin P
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 213-214 (2009)
Title: Burnett's Great Cavern
Club: RRCPC
Author: Newton, J.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 214-215 (2009)
Title: Snakes and Ladders
Club: RRCPC
Author: St.Lawrence, H.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 215-217 (2009)
Title: Kerplunk Inlet
Club: RRCPC
Author: Eastwood, T.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 218-222 (2009)
Title: North Chamber Extension
Club: RRCPC
Author: Lieberman, S.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 223-231 (2009)
Title: Downstream Sump - My First Dig
Club: RRCPC
Author: Devlin, P.
NPC Journal 2015, page 129-131 (2015)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches - Downstream Sump Airbell Extension
Club: NPC
Author: Bass, M.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 63-64 (July 2016)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: RRCPC
Author: Baker, J.
CDG Newsletter, number 204, page 2 (July 2017)
Title: Bull Pot of the Witches
Club: CDG
