Link Pot
| Area: | Ease Gill |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 3 |
| NGR: | SD66858035 |
| Lat/long: | 54.2178, -2.50985 |
| Elevation: | 279m |
| Length: | 4.09km (Included in Ease Gill Caverns total) |
| Depth: | 60m |
| Rock Type: | Great Scar Limestone |
Warning
Wallows on route to Pippikin Pot become impassable in very wet weather and Silver Streamway fills to the roof. The Serendipity pitches become very serious or impassable under high flow and are always wet. Several areas of the cave contain dangerous loose boulders.
Access
Leck Fell House.
Exploration
- Explored 1978 NPC
- Extended 1980 CPC
- Extended 1995 RRCPC
- Extended 1998 RRCPC
- Extended 2011 RRCPC
References
| Publication | Title | Club | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descent, number 43, page 5 (Sept/Oct 1979) | First rescue via newly found Link Pot | ||
| CDG Newsletter, number 51, page 15 (April 1979) | Link Pot | CDG | |
| ULSA Review, number 15, page 1 (August 1979) | Digs, Dives and Discoveries | CPC | Anon. |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 6, number 1, page 19-22 (1979) | Link Pot, The Lone Ranger Series | CPC | Proudlove, G. |
| Caves & Caving, number 4, page 43 (May 1979) | Link Pot Lone Ranger Series | CPC | G Proudlove |
| ULSA Review, number 15, page 1 (August 1979) | Digs, Dives and Discoveries | NPC | Anon. |
| NPC Journal, page 26-29 (1979) | Description of Link Pot | NPC | Pybus, W. |
| NPC Journal, page 12-25 (1979) | Link Pot | NPC | Crossley, I. et. al. |
| Caves & Caving, number 3, page 46 (Feb 1979) | Easegill connected to Pippikin | NPC | A.C. Waltham |
| Descent, number 41, page 11 (March/April 1979) | This link led to UK's longest | NPC | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 55, page 12 (April 1980) | Link Pot | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 55, page 12 (April 1980) | Link Pot | CDG | |
| The Caver - NCC Journal, number 4, page 47 (March 1980) | Link Pot - Easegill | NCC | |
| Cambridge Underground, page 23-24 (1981) | Digging in Link | CUCC | Anon. |
| NPC Journal, page 84-85 (1982) | More of the Link Pot Crawls | NPC | Cordingley, J. |
| Caves & Caving, number 23, page 23 (Feb 1984) | Recent exploration in Easegill Caverns | RRCPC | Andy Hall |
| Caves & Caving, number 30, page 29 (Nov 1985) | Stalactite Repair | NPC | John Cordingley |
| Caves & Caving, number 70, page 8 (Winter 1995) | Degrees in Misery Crawl | RRCPC | |
| Descent, number 128, page 16 (Feb/Mar 1996) | Ease Gill snipets | RRCPC | |
| Caves & Caving, number 84, page 10 (Summer 1999) | Norther News Snippets, Wrestling Aligators | RRCPC | |
| Descent, number 201, page 36 (April/May 2008) | The Link with Link Pot | Altingham, J. & Hall, A. | |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 141 (2009) | Rose Tinted Passage | RRCPC | Ramsay, D. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 141-142 (2009) | Echo Crawl - 'Wrestling Aligator' | RRCPC | Pacey, N. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 143 (2009) | Misery Street | RRCPC | Pacey, N. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 146-150 (2009) | Lancaster Hole - The Dark Side of The Grind | RRCPC | Carlisle, J. |
| Descent, number 215, page 18-22 (Aug/Sept 2010) | The Three Counties Chasing a dream | MMMMC | Walsh, A. |
| Descent, number 249, page 11 (April 2016) | Hylton in Link Pot | NPC | Cordingley, J. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 102-103 (July 2016) | Link Pot, Serendipity | RRCPC | Duffy, R. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 223-224 (July 2016) | Link Pot, Ohce Pot | RRCPC | Duffy, R. |
References
Descent, number 43, page 5 (Sept/Oct 1979)
Title: First rescue via newly found Link Pot
CDG Newsletter, number 51, page 15 (April 1979)
Title: Link Pot
Club: CDG
ULSA Review, number 15, page 1 (August 1979)
Title: Digs, Dives and Discoveries
Club: CPC
Author: Anon.
Journal of the CPC, volume 6, number 1, page 19-22 (1979)
Title: Link Pot, The Lone Ranger Series
Club: CPC
Author: Proudlove, G.
Caves & Caving, number 4, page 43 (May 1979)
Title: Link Pot Lone Ranger Series
Club: CPC
Author: G Proudlove
ULSA Review, number 15, page 1 (August 1979)
Title: Digs, Dives and Discoveries
Club: NPC
Author: Anon.
NPC Journal, page 26-29 (1979)
Title: Description of Link Pot
Club: NPC
Author: Pybus, W.
NPC Journal, page 12-25 (1979)
Title: Link Pot
Club: NPC
Author: Crossley, I. et. al.
Caves & Caving, number 3, page 46 (Feb 1979)
Title: Easegill connected to Pippikin
Club: NPC
Author: A.C. Waltham
Descent, number 41, page 11 (March/April 1979)
Title: This link led to UK's longest
Club: NPC
CDG Newsletter, number 55, page 12 (April 1980)
Title: Link Pot
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 55, page 12 (April 1980)
Title: Link Pot
Club: CDG
The Caver - NCC Journal, number 4, page 47 (March 1980)
Title: Link Pot - Easegill
Club: NCC
Cambridge Underground, page 23-24 (1981)
Title: Digging in Link
Club: CUCC
Author: Anon.
NPC Journal, page 84-85 (1982)
Title: More of the Link Pot Crawls
Club: NPC
Author: Cordingley, J.
Caves & Caving, number 23, page 23 (Feb 1984)
Title: Recent exploration in Easegill Caverns
Club: RRCPC
Author: Andy Hall
Caves & Caving, number 30, page 29 (Nov 1985)
Title: Stalactite Repair
Club: NPC
Author: John Cordingley
Caves & Caving, number 70, page 8 (Winter 1995)
Title: Degrees in Misery Crawl
Club: RRCPC
Descent, number 128, page 16 (Feb/Mar 1996)
Title: Ease Gill snipets
Club: RRCPC
Caves & Caving, number 84, page 10 (Summer 1999)
Title: Norther News Snippets, Wrestling Aligators
Club: RRCPC
Descent, number 201, page 36 (April/May 2008)
Title: The Link with Link Pot
Author: Altingham, J. & Hall, A.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 141 (2009)
Title: Rose Tinted Passage
Club: RRCPC
Author: Ramsay, D.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 141-142 (2009)
Title: Echo Crawl - 'Wrestling Aligator'
Club: RRCPC
Author: Pacey, N.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 143 (2009)
Title: Misery Street
Club: RRCPC
Author: Pacey, N.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 146-150 (2009)
Title: Lancaster Hole - The Dark Side of The Grind
Club: RRCPC
Author: Carlisle, J.
Descent, number 215, page 18-22 (Aug/Sept 2010)
Title: The Three Counties Chasing a dream
Club: MMMMC
Author: Walsh, A.
Descent, number 249, page 11 (April 2016)
Title: Hylton in Link Pot
Club: NPC
Author: Cordingley, J.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 102-103 (July 2016)
Title: Link Pot, Serendipity
Club: RRCPC
Author: Duffy, R.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 223-224 (July 2016)
Title: Link Pot, Ohce Pot
Club: RRCPC
Author: Duffy, R.
