Rift Pot
| Area: | Marble Steps |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 4 |
| NGR: | SD67907689 |
| Lat/long: | 54.1868, -2.49338 |
| Elevation: | 365m |
| Length: | 2.42km (Part of the Three Counties System) |
| Depth: | 101m |
| Rock Type: | Great Scar Limestone |
Warning
Bedding plane crawl between 1st and 2nd pitches becomes impassable in wet weather.
Access
Prior permission not required, Masongill Hall, Westhouse, via Carnforth.
Exploration
- Explored 1984 DCC/NCC
- Extended 1985 KCC
- Extended 1988 KCC/NCC
- Extended 1997 KCC/NCC
- Connected to Ireby Fell Cavern 2010 MMMMC
- Extended 2013 BRPC/RRCPC
References
| Publication | Title | Club | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caves & Caving, number 25, page 2-5 (Aug 1984) | Rift Pot | Barry Davies | |
| Descent, number 58, page 8-10 (May/June 1984) | Rift Pot | DCC | Baz Bavies |
| Caves & Caving, number 24, page 4 (May 1984) | Rift Pot finally 'goes' | DCC&NCC | Barry Davies |
| Caves & Caving, number 27, page 26 (Feb 1985) | Rift Pot - The Pleasure Dome Extension | KCC | Mick Nunwick |
| Descent, number 62, page 10 (January 1985) | Rift extension ends close to Low Douk | KCC | |
| Not the KCC Journal, page 2-11 (March 1985) | The Pleasure Dome Extension Rift Pot | KCC | Mick Nunwick |
| NCC Journal - The Caver, page 9-19 (1986) | Rift Pot - A Brief History | DCC | Davies, B. |
| ULSA Newsheet New Series, number 1 (Autumn 1987) | New Rift Pot | ULSA | |
| Caves & Caving, number 41, page 34 (Autumn 1988) | Rift pot Extension looking good for three counties link | KCC/NCC | |
| Descent, number 83, page 7 (August/September 1988) | Rift Pot | NCC/KCC | |
| The Caver - NCC Journal, page 18-21 (1989) | Rift Pot -Temple of Doom | NCC | Nunwick, M. |
| Caves & Caving, number 47, page 5 (Spring 1990) | Low Douk-Rift-Ireby-Marble Steps link? | ||
| Caves & Caving, number 48, page 15 (Summer 1990) | Rift Pot Marble Steps | BSC | |
| Descent, number 92, page 6 (Feb/Mar 1990) | Further Three Counties links imminent | NCC/KCC | |
| Caves & Caving, number 76, page 4-5 (Summer 1997) | Closing the gaps in the 3-Counties System | NCC | Tim Allen |
| Caves & Caving, number 75, page 15 (Spring 1997) | Temple of Doom, Rift Pot | NCC | |
| Descent, number 135, page 14 (April/May 1997) | Beyond the Temple of Doom | NCC | |
| Descent, number 147, page 13 (April/May 1999) | Rift Pot retaped | Pendle CC | David Kestrell |
| Descent, number 215, page 18-22 (Aug/Sept 2010) | The Three Counties Chasing a dream | MMMMC | Walsh, A. |
| Descent, number 215, page 23-27 (Aug/Sept 2010) | The Three Counties Closing the Gap | MMMMC | Pacey, N. |
| Descent, number 234, page 13 (Oct 2013) | Second Hand Streamway | BRPC/RRCPC | Ramsay, D., Jones, D. and Skrme, M. |
| Descent, number 233, page 19-18 (Aug 2013) | Connection Fever | MMMMC | Allen, T. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 198, page 19 (Jan 2016) | Rift Pot | CDG |
References
Caves & Caving, number 25, page 2-5 (Aug 1984)
Title: Rift Pot
Author: Barry Davies
Descent, number 58, page 8-10 (May/June 1984)
Title: Rift Pot
Club: DCC
Author: Baz Bavies
Caves & Caving, number 24, page 4 (May 1984)
Title: Rift Pot finally 'goes'
Club: DCC&NCC
Author: Barry Davies
Caves & Caving, number 27, page 26 (Feb 1985)
Title: Rift Pot - The Pleasure Dome Extension
Club: KCC
Author: Mick Nunwick
Descent, number 62, page 10 (January 1985)
Title: Rift extension ends close to Low Douk
Club: KCC
Not the KCC Journal, page 2-11 (March 1985)
Title: The Pleasure Dome Extension Rift Pot
Club: KCC
Author: Mick Nunwick
NCC Journal - The Caver, page 9-19 (1986)
Title: Rift Pot - A Brief History
Club: DCC
Author: Davies, B.
ULSA Newsheet New Series, number 1 (Autumn 1987)
Title: New Rift Pot
Club: ULSA
Caves & Caving, number 41, page 34 (Autumn 1988)
Title: Rift pot Extension looking good for three counties link
Club: KCC/NCC
Descent, number 83, page 7 (August/September 1988)
Title: Rift Pot
Club: NCC/KCC
The Caver - NCC Journal, page 18-21 (1989)
Title: Rift Pot -Temple of Doom
Club: NCC
Author: Nunwick, M.
Caves & Caving, number 47, page 5 (Spring 1990)
Title: Low Douk-Rift-Ireby-Marble Steps link?
Caves & Caving, number 48, page 15 (Summer 1990)
Title: Rift Pot Marble Steps
Club: BSC
Descent, number 92, page 6 (Feb/Mar 1990)
Title: Further Three Counties links imminent
Club: NCC/KCC
Caves & Caving, number 76, page 4-5 (Summer 1997)
Title: Closing the gaps in the 3-Counties System
Club: NCC
Author: Tim Allen
Caves & Caving, number 75, page 15 (Spring 1997)
Title: Temple of Doom, Rift Pot
Club: NCC
Descent, number 135, page 14 (April/May 1997)
Title: Beyond the Temple of Doom
Club: NCC
Descent, number 147, page 13 (April/May 1999)
Title: Rift Pot retaped
Club: Pendle CC
Author: David Kestrell
Descent, number 215, page 18-22 (Aug/Sept 2010)
Title: The Three Counties Chasing a dream
Club: MMMMC
Author: Walsh, A.
Descent, number 215, page 23-27 (Aug/Sept 2010)
Title: The Three Counties Closing the Gap
Club: MMMMC
Author: Pacey, N.
Descent, number 234, page 13 (Oct 2013)
Title: Second Hand Streamway
Club: BRPC/RRCPC
Author: Ramsay, D., Jones, D. and Skrme, M.
Descent, number 233, page 19-18 (Aug 2013)
Title: Connection Fever
Club: MMMMC
Author: Allen, T.
CDG Newsletter, number 198, page 19 (Jan 2016)
Title: Rift Pot
Club: CDG
