Spectacle Pot
| Area: | East Kingsdale |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 5 |
| NGR: | SD71087776 |
| Lat/long: | 54.1948, -2.44474 |
| Elevation: | 372m |
| Length: | 244 m |
| Depth: | 102m |
| Rock Type: | Great Scar Limestone |
Warning
Splutter Crawl becomes impassable in wet weather. The looseness of Dodd's Pitch demands extreme caution.
Access
Braida Garth.
Hydrology
Tested to Keld Head via Upstream Sump 1 in King Pot.
Exploration
- Explored 1936 YRC
- Extended 1960 BRPC
- Extended 1971 LUSS
References
| Publication | Title | Club | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Speleologist, volume 1, number 3, page 101-106 (Nov 1954) | King Pot & Other East Kingsdale Potholes | RRCPC | Bliss, R.A. & Barker, R. |
| The British Caver, volume 35, page 99 (1962) | Three trapped in pothole | Daily Telegraph reporter | |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 3, number 3, page 146-147 (1963) | Spectacle Pot, Kingsdale | CPC | Coe, R. |
| 1966 Journal, page 39-40 (Summer 1966) | Descent of Spectacle | HWCPC | Platt, L. |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 1, page 44 (Nov 1967) | Spectacle Pot | CPC | Holt, C. |
| 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 | BRPC | Brook, D. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 21, page 11 (Oct 1971) | Spectacle Pot | CDG | |
| ULSA Review, number 8, page 1 (July 1971) | Discoveries and Extensions | LUSS | Anon. |
| BSA Bulletin New Series, number 3, page 20 (June 1971) | Spectacle Pot | LUSS | |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 5, page 293 (Nov 1971) | Local discoveries | LUSS | Mellor, D. |
| LUSS Journal, volume 1, number 3, page 24-27 (Summer 1973) | Spectacle Pot | LUSS | Gascoyne, M. |
| The Caver - NCC Journal, page 64-74 (1986) | An update on the hydrology of Kingsdale | NCC | Whittaker, T. |
References
The Speleologist, volume 1, number 3, page 101-106 (Nov 1954)
Title: King Pot & Other East Kingsdale Potholes
Club: RRCPC
Author: Bliss, R.A. & Barker, R.
The British Caver, volume 35, page 99 (1962)
Title: Three trapped in pothole
Author: Daily Telegraph reporter
Journal of the CPC, volume 3, number 3, page 146-147 (1963)
Title: Spectacle Pot, Kingsdale
Club: CPC
Author: Coe, R.
1966 Journal, page 39-40 (Summer 1966)
Title: Descent of Spectacle
Club: HWCPC
Author: Platt, L.
Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 1, page 44 (Nov 1967)
Title: Spectacle Pot
Club: CPC
Author: Holt, C.
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: BRPC
Author: Brook, D.
CDG Newsletter, number 21, page 11 (Oct 1971)
Title: Spectacle Pot
Club: CDG
ULSA Review, number 8, page 1 (July 1971)
Title: Discoveries and Extensions
Club: LUSS
Author: Anon.
BSA Bulletin New Series, number 3, page 20 (June 1971)
Title: Spectacle Pot
Club: LUSS
Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 5, page 293 (Nov 1971)
Title: Local discoveries
Club: LUSS
Author: Mellor, D.
LUSS Journal, volume 1, number 3, page 24-27 (Summer 1973)
Title: Spectacle Pot
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.
