Lost Johns' Cave
| Area: | Leck Fell |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 3 |
| NGR: | SD67077864 |
| Lat/long: | 54.2024, -2.50629 |
| Elevation: | 354m |
| Length: | 6.00km (Part of the Three Counties System) |
| Depth: | 145m |
| Rock Type: | Great Scar Limestone |
Warning
Groundsheet Junction backs up to at least 10m depth in very wet conditions.
Access
CNCC
References
| Publication | Title | Club | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPC Record, number 36 | More stop press, Lost Johns | NCC | Anon. |
| The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 18 | Cave Exploration, New Discoveries, Leck Fell, Lost Johns Cave | YRC | Anon. |
| YRC Journal, page 28-34 | A Night in a Pothole (Lost John's) | YRC | A Silent Member |
| Ingleton Bygone and Present, page 69-70 (1888) | Lost Johns' Cave | Balderston, R.R. and Balderston, M. | |
| The Craven and North-West Yorkshire Highlands., page 273 (1892) | Speight, H | ||
| The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 15, page 60-64 (1922) | The Leck Fell Pot Holes | YRC | S.W.C. |
| The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 6, number 19, page 44-59 (1930) | Lost Johns' Cave | YRC | Foley, Innes |
| NCFC Logbook, page 1-5 (1935) | Lost Johns Cave Easter 1935 - exploration of stream section | NCFC | Douglas, E.J . |
| NCFC Logbook, page 1-3 (1936) | Lost Johns Cave Aug 1936 | NCFC | Douglas, E.J. |
| Cave Science, number 13, page 206-217 (July 1950) | Lost Johns Cave, Leck Fell, Lancashire. | BSA | Simpson, E. |
| Cave Science, number 15, page 349-360 (April 1951) | The caverns of Yorkshire from "Irelande et Caverns Anglaises" | Martel, E.A. | |
| Cave Science, number 19, page 129-136 & 155 (January 1952) | Notes on Yorkshire Cave exploration | Yorkie | |
| Cave Science, number 20, page 198 (April 1952) | Lost Johns Cave Leck Fell, New discoveries in Master Cave | BSA | Leakey, R.D. |
| Cave Science, volume 3, number 22, page 296 (January & April 1953) | New Explorations, Lost Johns Cave | ||
| BPC Journal, number 2, page 28-30 (1955) | Meets in 1954 | BPC | Clifford, A.D. |
| Cave Science, volume 4, number 32, page 350 (October 1962) | Gypsum specimens from shale cavern, Leck Fell | BSA | Marsden-Ley, B. |
| Proceedings of the British Speleological Assoc., number 3, page 11-30 (September 1965) | Some practical aspects of speleological research. | Richardson, D.T. | |
| Airedale CC Journal (1966) | Anon. | ||
| Proceedings of the British Speleological Assoc., number 4, page 83-90 (September 1966) | Cave Diving in the Northern Pennines | Melvin, M.A. | |
| The British Caver, volume 45, page 31 (1966) | Lost John's System | ||
| ULSA Newsheet, number 9 (Oct/Nov 1966) | Lost Johns Pot | BSA | Anon. |
| The Speleologist, volume 2, number 9, page 12 (Oct 1966) | The North | BSA/CDG | Sinclair, J. |
| The British Caver, number 45 (1966) | Lost Johns System | ICCC | Anon. |
| The British Caver, volume 46, page 14-19 (1967) | The Caves of Northern England | Dr. Knight, J.C. | |
| The Speleologist, volume 2, number 10, page 8 (Dec/Jan 1967) | Northern Area, Lost Johns System | BSA | |
| Journal of the LUCC, number 2, page 10-11 (March 1967) | Poling in Lost Johns | LUCC | Waltham, A.C. |
| ULSA Newsheet, number 8 (June/July 1968) | Lost Johns System | ICCC | Anon. |
| KCC Newsletter, volume 5, number 8, page 63 (Nov 1968) | 1st September ; Lost Johns | KCC | Anon. |
| Journal of the LUCC, number 5, page 19-22 (J 1968) | Lost Johns - Wet Pitch | LUCC | Winterhalder, J. |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 2, page 124 (Nov 1968) | Local news and discoveries | NPC | Mellor, D. |
| Descent, number 7, page 14 (Oct/Nov 1969) | Lost John's Master Cave | ||
| Descent, number 8 (1969) | Lost Johns Pilgrimage | HWCPC | Anon. |
| Descent, number 8, page 7 (Nov-Dec 1969) | Lost John's pilgrimage | HWCPC | |
| Descent, number 6, page 13 (August 1969) | Lost John's Master cave | ICCC | |
| Journal of the LUCC, number 10, page 10-12 (Autumn 1969) | Discovery of Lyle Cavern High Level Series | LUCC | Bowser, R. |
| The Explorations Journal of the ULSA, page 3 (October 1969) | Leck and Casterton Fells - Lost Johns' Cave | ULSA | Brook, D. & Crabtree, H. |
| The Bulletin of the British Speleological Assoc., number 85, page 13-15 (April 1970) | Some thoughts on the "Three Counties System". | Long, M.H. | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 15, page 6 (April 1970) | Lost Johns | CDG | |
| The Gritstone Club Journal New series, number 3, page 29-39 (Autumn 1970) | Leck Fell - Recent developments and theories | GC | Sutcliffe, R. |
| Descent, number 10, page 7 (Jan/Feb 1970) | Back to Imperial | ICCC | |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 4, page 231 (Nov 1970) | Local News and discoveries | LUCC | Mellor, D. |
| North Manchester C.C. Journal, number 2, page 6-7 (Jan 1970) | Two routes to the Master Cave - Down Lost Johns System | NMCC | Greatorex, S. |
| ULSA Review, number 6, page 1 (April 1970) | Discoveries and Extensions, Lost Johns System - Upper Lyle Cavern Series | ULSA | Crabtree, H. |
| Descent, number 19, page 12 (Nov/Dec 1971) | Lost Johns dye tests | Waltham, A. | |
| 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. | |
| ULSA Review, number 8, page 1 (July 1971) | Discoveries and Extensions | ICCC | Anon. |
| Journal of the London Universities Caving Clubs, number 11, page 7-8 (Spring 1971) | Lost Johns' Battle Axe - Sink Chamber | LUCC | Collet, P. |
| Journal of the London Universities Caving Clubs, number 11, page 8-9 (Spring 1971) | Other Work in Lost Johns' | LUCC | Bowser, R. |
| Journal of the London Universities Caving Clubs, number 11, page 9-10 (Spring 1971) | Acess to Lyle Cavern High Level Series | LUCC | |
| Descent, number 20 (Feb/March 1972) | Lost Johns Rescue for Prusik Team | Perou, S. | |
| ULSA Review, number 10, page 1 (June 1972) | Discoveries and Extensions | PCC | Anon. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 6, page 7-8 (1972) | The Lost Johns Flood Pulse Test | RRCPC | Creedy, D.P. |
| ULSA Review, number 10, page 1 (June 1972) | Discoveries and Extensions | ULSA/ICCC | Anon. |
| CRG Newsletter, number 133, page 11-15 (April 1973) | Early Northern Potholing Incidents | Craven, S.A. | |
| BSA Bulletin New Series, number 9 (June 1973) | Leck Fell | LUCC | Anon. |
| Journal of the LUCC, number 14 (Spring 1973) | LUCC | Anon. | |
| ULSA Review, number 11, page 1 (February 1973) | Discoveries and Extensions | NCC | Anon. |
| Descent, number 23, page 17 (April 1973) | Flood Pulse Tests | RRCPC | |
| Descent, number 26, page 12 (Jan/Feb 1974) | Straightening the record | NCC | |
| NCC Journal, number 3, page 6-7 (March 1975) | Rough Pot Inlet Lost Johns | NCC | Crossland, D.J. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 38, page 17 (Jan 1976) | Lost Johns Cave | CDG | |
| NPC Journal, page 31-32 (1976) | Cave Rescue - Lost Johns Pot | NPC | Hryndyj, B. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 51, page 16 (April 1979) | Lost Johns Cave | CDG | |
| Caves & Caving, number 9, page 44 (Aug 1980) | Slum Aven Extension | MUSS | |
| Caves & Caving, number 10, page 32 (Nov 1980) | Lost John's System | Wessex CC | T. Faulkner |
| Lancashire Caving and Climbing Club Bulletin (1981) | Lost John's | LCCC | Lunt, K. |
| Caves & Caving, number 28, page 5 (May 1985) | Lost John's - Rumbling Hole Connection | Colin Boothroyd | |
| Caves & Caving, number 27, page 10-12 (Feb 1985) | Diving under Leck Fell | Geoff Yeadon | |
| Caves & Caving, number 28, page 2-4 (May 1985) | Tate Galleries Lost John's System, Leck Fell | KCC | |
| Descent, number 67, page 13 (November/December 1985) | Kendal find more above Tate Galleries | KCC | |
| Not the KCC Journal, page 12-23 (March 1985) | Tate Galleries - Lost Johns System Leck Fell | KCC | Mick Nunwick & Alan Hewison |
| LUSS Journal, number 4, page 21 (1988) | Lost Johns Pot/Rumbling Hole Connection | LUSS | Boothroyd, C. |
| Descent, number 83, page 7 (August/September 1988) | Lost Johns Cave | NCC/KCC | |
| Descent, page 9 (February/March 1988) | Notts to Lost Johns: only 100ft to go | NCC/KCC | |
| The Caver - NCC Journal, page 1-6 (1989) | Pippikin-Lost Johns-Gavel | NCC | Yeadon, G. |
| The Caver - NCC Journal, page 27-30 (1989) | Lost Johns Pot | NCC | Nunwick, M. |
| The Caver - NCC Journal, page 98 (1989) | Digs & minor discoveries | NCC | Anon. |
| ULSA Explorations Journal II, page 126 (August 1989) | Section 12, Easegill, Other activities | ULSA | Monico, P. |
| Yorkshire's Hollow Mountains, page 34 (1989) | Ramblers & Speleologists | YRC | Mitchell, W.R. |
| Caves & Caving, number 47, page 7 (Spring 1990) | A new route in Lost John's | Graham Proudlove | |
| Caves & Caving, number 64, page 3 (Summer 1994) | Paul Dominic Lyons - Paul Pot | ULSA | Jon Watt |
| Descent, number 117, page 16 (April/May 1994) | Lost John's fatality | ULSA | |
| Caves & Caving, number 70, page 8 (Winter 1995) | Leck Fell | NCC | |
| Caves & Caving, number 73, page 5 (Autumn 1996) | Tate Galleries, Lost John's Cave | NCC/KCC | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 129, page 7 (Oct 1998) | Lost Johns Cave | CDG | |
| Descent, number 191, page 13 (Aug/Sept 2006) | Lost John's | NCC | Tim Allen |
| Descent, number 215, page 18-22 (Aug/Sept 2010) | The Three Counties Chasing a dream | MMMMC | Walsh, A. |
| Descent, number 223, page 32-33 (Dec 2011) | At last, a reality | MMMMC | Allen, T. |
| Descent, number 224, page 18-23 (Feb 2012) | The final piece of the jigsaw | Allen, T. | |
| Descent, number 225, page 19-21 (April 2012) | The Final Piece of the Jigsaw | MMMMC | Allen, T. |
| Descent, number 225, page 22-23 (April 2012) | Going Head to Head on Leck Fell | MMMMC | Nunwick, M. |
References
CPC Record, number 36
Title: More stop press, Lost Johns
Club: NCC
Author: Anon.
The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 18
Title: Cave Exploration, New Discoveries, Leck Fell, Lost Johns Cave
Club: YRC
Author: Anon.
YRC Journal, page 28-34
Title: A Night in a Pothole (Lost John's)
Club: YRC
Author: A Silent Member
Ingleton Bygone and Present, page 69-70 (1888)
Title: Lost Johns' Cave
Author: Balderston, R.R. and Balderston, M.
The Craven and North-West Yorkshire Highlands., page 273 (1892)
Title:
Author: Speight, H
The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 15, page 60-64 (1922)
Title: The Leck Fell Pot Holes
Club: YRC
Author: S.W.C.
The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 6, number 19, page 44-59 (1930)
Title: Lost Johns' Cave
Club: YRC
Author: Foley, Innes
NCFC Logbook, page 1-5 (1935)
Title: Lost Johns Cave Easter 1935 - exploration of stream section
Club: NCFC
Author: Douglas, E.J .
NCFC Logbook, page 1-3 (1936)
Title: Lost Johns Cave Aug 1936
Club: NCFC
Author: Douglas, E.J.
Cave Science, number 13, page 206-217 (July 1950)
Title: Lost Johns Cave, Leck Fell, Lancashire.
Club: BSA
Author: Simpson, E.
Cave Science, number 15, page 349-360 (April 1951)
Title: The caverns of Yorkshire from "Irelande et Caverns Anglaises"
Author: Martel, E.A.
Cave Science, number 19, page 129-136 & 155 (January 1952)
Title: Notes on Yorkshire Cave exploration
Author: Yorkie
Cave Science, number 20, page 198 (April 1952)
Title: Lost Johns Cave Leck Fell, New discoveries in Master Cave
Club: BSA
Author: Leakey, R.D.
Cave Science, volume 3, number 22, page 296 (January & April 1953)
Title: New Explorations, Lost Johns Cave
BPC Journal, number 2, page 28-30 (1955)
Title: Meets in 1954
Club: BPC
Author: Clifford, A.D.
Cave Science, volume 4, number 32, page 350 (October 1962)
Title: Gypsum specimens from shale cavern, Leck Fell
Club: BSA
Author: Marsden-Ley, B.
Proceedings of the British Speleological Assoc., number 3, page 11-30 (September 1965)
Title: Some practical aspects of speleological research.
Author: Richardson, D.T.
Airedale CC Journal (1966)
Title:
Author: Anon.
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 British Caver, volume 45, page 31 (1966)
Title: Lost John's System
ULSA Newsheet, number 9 (Oct/Nov 1966)
Title: Lost Johns Pot
Club: BSA
Author: Anon.
The Speleologist, volume 2, number 9, page 12 (Oct 1966)
Title: The North
Club: BSA/CDG
Author: Sinclair, J.
The British Caver, number 45 (1966)
Title: Lost Johns System
Club: ICCC
Author: Anon.
The British Caver, volume 46, page 14-19 (1967)
Title: The Caves of Northern England
Author: Dr. Knight, J.C.
The Speleologist, volume 2, number 10, page 8 (Dec/Jan 1967)
Title: Northern Area, Lost Johns System
Club: BSA
Journal of the LUCC, number 2, page 10-11 (March 1967)
Title: Poling in Lost Johns
Club: LUCC
Author: Waltham, A.C.
ULSA Newsheet, number 8 (June/July 1968)
Title: Lost Johns System
Club: ICCC
Author: Anon.
KCC Newsletter, volume 5, number 8, page 63 (Nov 1968)
Title: 1st September ; Lost Johns
Club: KCC
Author: Anon.
Journal of the LUCC, number 5, page 19-22 (J 1968)
Title: Lost Johns - Wet Pitch
Club: LUCC
Author: Winterhalder, J.
Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 2, page 124 (Nov 1968)
Title: Local news and discoveries
Club: NPC
Author: Mellor, D.
Descent, number 7, page 14 (Oct/Nov 1969)
Title: Lost John's Master Cave
Descent, number 8 (1969)
Title: Lost Johns Pilgrimage
Club: HWCPC
Author: Anon.
Descent, number 8, page 7 (Nov-Dec 1969)
Title: Lost John's pilgrimage
Club: HWCPC
Descent, number 6, page 13 (August 1969)
Title: Lost John's Master cave
Club: ICCC
Journal of the LUCC, number 10, page 10-12 (Autumn 1969)
Title: Discovery of Lyle Cavern High Level Series
Club: LUCC
Author: Bowser, R.
The Explorations Journal of the ULSA, page 3 (October 1969)
Title: Leck and Casterton Fells - Lost Johns' Cave
Club: ULSA
Author: Brook, D. & Crabtree, H.
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.
CDG Newsletter, number 15, page 6 (April 1970)
Title: Lost Johns
Club: CDG
The Gritstone Club Journal New series, number 3, page 29-39 (Autumn 1970)
Title: Leck Fell - Recent developments and theories
Club: GC
Author: Sutcliffe, R.
Descent, number 10, page 7 (Jan/Feb 1970)
Title: Back to Imperial
Club: ICCC
Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 4, page 231 (Nov 1970)
Title: Local News and discoveries
Club: LUCC
Author: Mellor, D.
North Manchester C.C. Journal, number 2, page 6-7 (Jan 1970)
Title: Two routes to the Master Cave - Down Lost Johns System
Club: NMCC
Author: Greatorex, S.
ULSA Review, number 6, page 1 (April 1970)
Title: Discoveries and Extensions, Lost Johns System - Upper Lyle Cavern Series
Club: ULSA
Author: Crabtree, H.
Descent, number 19, page 12 (Nov/Dec 1971)
Title: Lost Johns dye tests
Author: Waltham, A.
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.
ULSA Review, number 8, page 1 (July 1971)
Title: Discoveries and Extensions
Club: ICCC
Author: Anon.
Journal of the London Universities Caving Clubs, number 11, page 7-8 (Spring 1971)
Title: Lost Johns' Battle Axe - Sink Chamber
Club: LUCC
Author: Collet, P.
Journal of the London Universities Caving Clubs, number 11, page 8-9 (Spring 1971)
Title: Other Work in Lost Johns'
Club: LUCC
Author: Bowser, R.
Journal of the London Universities Caving Clubs, number 11, page 9-10 (Spring 1971)
Title: Acess to Lyle Cavern High Level Series
Club: LUCC
Descent, number 20 (Feb/March 1972)
Title: Lost Johns Rescue for Prusik Team
Author: Perou, S.
ULSA Review, number 10, page 1 (June 1972)
Title: Discoveries and Extensions
Club: PCC
Author: Anon.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 6, page 7-8 (1972)
Title: The Lost Johns Flood Pulse Test
Club: RRCPC
Author: Creedy, D.P.
ULSA Review, number 10, page 1 (June 1972)
Title: Discoveries and Extensions
Club: ULSA/ICCC
Author: Anon.
CRG Newsletter, number 133, page 11-15 (April 1973)
Title: Early Northern Potholing Incidents
Author: Craven, S.A.
BSA Bulletin New Series, number 9 (June 1973)
Title: Leck Fell
Club: LUCC
Author: Anon.
Journal of the LUCC, number 14 (Spring 1973)
Title:
Club: LUCC
Author: Anon.
ULSA Review, number 11, page 1 (February 1973)
Title: Discoveries and Extensions
Club: NCC
Author: Anon.
Descent, number 23, page 17 (April 1973)
Title: Flood Pulse Tests
Club: RRCPC
Descent, number 26, page 12 (Jan/Feb 1974)
Title: Straightening the record
Club: NCC
NCC Journal, number 3, page 6-7 (March 1975)
Title: Rough Pot Inlet Lost Johns
Club: NCC
Author: Crossland, D.J.
CDG Newsletter, number 38, page 17 (Jan 1976)
Title: Lost Johns Cave
Club: CDG
NPC Journal, page 31-32 (1976)
Title: Cave Rescue - Lost Johns Pot
Club: NPC
Author: Hryndyj, B.
CDG Newsletter, number 51, page 16 (April 1979)
Title: Lost Johns Cave
Club: CDG
Caves & Caving, number 9, page 44 (Aug 1980)
Title: Slum Aven Extension
Club: MUSS
Caves & Caving, number 10, page 32 (Nov 1980)
Title: Lost John's System
Club: Wessex CC
Author: T. Faulkner
Lancashire Caving and Climbing Club Bulletin (1981)
Title: Lost John's
Club: LCCC
Author: Lunt, K.
Caves & Caving, number 28, page 5 (May 1985)
Title: Lost John's - Rumbling Hole Connection
Author: Colin Boothroyd
Caves & Caving, number 27, page 10-12 (Feb 1985)
Title: Diving under Leck Fell
Author: Geoff Yeadon
Caves & Caving, number 28, page 2-4 (May 1985)
Title: Tate Galleries Lost John's System, Leck Fell
Club: KCC
Descent, number 67, page 13 (November/December 1985)
Title: Kendal find more above Tate Galleries
Club: KCC
Not the KCC Journal, page 12-23 (March 1985)
Title: Tate Galleries - Lost Johns System Leck Fell
Club: KCC
Author: Mick Nunwick & Alan Hewison
LUSS Journal, number 4, page 21 (1988)
Title: Lost Johns Pot/Rumbling Hole Connection
Club: LUSS
Author: Boothroyd, C.
Descent, number 83, page 7 (August/September 1988)
Title: Lost Johns Cave
Club: NCC/KCC
Descent, page 9 (February/March 1988)
Title: Notts to Lost Johns: only 100ft to go
Club: NCC/KCC
The Caver - NCC Journal, page 1-6 (1989)
Title: Pippikin-Lost Johns-Gavel
Club: NCC
Author: Yeadon, G.
The Caver - NCC Journal, page 27-30 (1989)
Title: Lost Johns Pot
Club: NCC
Author: Nunwick, M.
The Caver - NCC Journal, page 98 (1989)
Title: Digs & minor discoveries
Club: NCC
Author: Anon.
ULSA Explorations Journal II, page 126 (August 1989)
Title: Section 12, Easegill, Other activities
Club: ULSA
Author: Monico, P.
Yorkshire's Hollow Mountains, page 34 (1989)
Title: Ramblers & Speleologists
Club: YRC
Author: Mitchell, W.R.
Caves & Caving, number 47, page 7 (Spring 1990)
Title: A new route in Lost John's
Author: Graham Proudlove
Caves & Caving, number 64, page 3 (Summer 1994)
Title: Paul Dominic Lyons - Paul Pot
Club: ULSA
Author: Jon Watt
Descent, number 117, page 16 (April/May 1994)
Title: Lost John's fatality
Club: ULSA
Caves & Caving, number 70, page 8 (Winter 1995)
Title: Leck Fell
Club: NCC
Caves & Caving, number 73, page 5 (Autumn 1996)
Title: Tate Galleries, Lost John's Cave
Club: NCC/KCC
CDG Newsletter, number 129, page 7 (Oct 1998)
Title: Lost Johns Cave
Club: CDG
Descent, number 191, page 13 (Aug/Sept 2006)
Title: Lost John's
Club: NCC
Author: Tim Allen
Descent, number 215, page 18-22 (Aug/Sept 2010)
Title: The Three Counties Chasing a dream
Club: MMMMC
Author: Walsh, A.
Descent, number 223, page 32-33 (Dec 2011)
Title: At last, a reality
Club: MMMMC
Author: Allen, T.
Descent, number 224, page 18-23 (Feb 2012)
Title: The final piece of the jigsaw
Author: Allen, T.
Descent, number 225, page 19-21 (April 2012)
Title: The Final Piece of the Jigsaw
Club: MMMMC
Author: Allen, T.
Descent, number 225, page 22-23 (April 2012)
Title: Going Head to Head on Leck Fell
Club: MMMMC
Author: Nunwick, M.
