Short Drop Cave
| Area: | Leck Fell |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 2 |
| NGR: | SD67037893 |
| Lat/long: | 54.2051, -2.50694 |
| Elevation: | 354m |
| Length: | 2.50km (Part of the Three Counties System) |
| Depth: | 55m |
| Rock Type: | Great Scar Limestone |
Access
CNCC
Exploration
- Explored 1898 YRC
- Extended 1966 ULSA/BSA
- Extended 1980 NCC
References
| Publication | Title | Club | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 18 | Leck Fell Short Drop Cave | YRC | Anon. |
| Procs of yorks. Geolog&Polytec Soc, volume 13, page 433-443 (Nov 1898) | Notes on the caves of Yorkshire (part 2) | Cuttriss, S.W. | |
| The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 15, page 60-64 (1922) | The Leck Fell Pot Holes | YRC | S.W.C. |
| NCFC Logbook (1937) | 17/18th April 1937 Leck Fell | NCFC | Rowe, R |
| NCFC Logbook (1937) | 13/14 June 1936 A poor day on Leck Fell | NCFC | Roberts, E.E. |
| The Explorations Journal of the ULSA, page 1-3 (October 1969) | Leck and Casterton Fells - Short Drop Cave | ULSA | Brook, D. & Crabtree, H. |
| Descent, number 11, page 6 (March/April 1970) | Short Drop - Lost Johns' Link | ||
| 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 29-39 (Autumn 1970) | Leck Fell: Recent developments and theories | Sutcliffe, R. | |
| The Gritstone Club Journal New series, number 3, page 29-35 (Autumn 1970) | Leck Fell - Recent developments and theories | GC | Sutcliffe, R. |
| 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. | |
| The Gritstone Club Journal New Series, number 4 (1974) | Short Drop Cave, South Inlet | GC | Forder, J. & Sutcliffe, R. |
| The Gritstone Club Journal New Series, number 5, page 59 (Autumn 1976) | Digs, Discoveries and Dissapointments- Short Drop Cave, Leck Fell Cave | GC | Sutcliffe, J.R. |
| BSA Bulletin, number 19, page 33 (Feb 1978) | Stop press the Dales - Leck Fell | CPG | Anon. |
| The Caver - NCC Journal, number 4, page 44-45 (March 1980) | Short Drop Cave - Leck Fell | NCC | Anon. |
| Descent, number 66, page 3 (October 1985) | Photo | Dave Heap | |
| CPC Record, number 45, page 12-13 (January 1997) | Short Drop in 1885 | Hastings, C. | |
| Descent, number 138, page 12 (Oct/Nov 1997) | Eco-anchors in Short Drop - Gavel | CNCC | Glenn Jones |
References
The Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal, volume 5, number 18
Title: Leck Fell Short Drop Cave
Club: YRC
Author: Anon.
Procs of yorks. Geolog&Polytec Soc, volume 13, page 433-443 (Nov 1898)
Title: Notes on the caves of Yorkshire (part 2)
Author: Cuttriss, S.W.
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.
NCFC Logbook (1937)
Title: 17/18th April 1937 Leck Fell
Club: NCFC
Author: Rowe, R
NCFC Logbook (1937)
Title: 13/14 June 1936 A poor day on Leck Fell
Club: NCFC
Author: Roberts, E.E.
The Explorations Journal of the ULSA, page 1-3 (October 1969)
Title: Leck and Casterton Fells - Short Drop Cave
Club: ULSA
Author: Brook, D. & Crabtree, H.
Descent, number 11, page 6 (March/April 1970)
Title: Short Drop - Lost Johns' Link
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 29-39 (Autumn 1970)
Title: Leck Fell: Recent developments and theories
Author: Sutcliffe, R.
The Gritstone Club Journal New series, number 3, page 29-35 (Autumn 1970)
Title: Leck Fell - Recent developments and theories
Club: GC
Author: Sutcliffe, R.
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.
The Gritstone Club Journal New Series, number 4 (1974)
Title: Short Drop Cave, South Inlet
Club: GC
Author: Forder, J. & Sutcliffe, R.
The Gritstone Club Journal New Series, number 5, page 59 (Autumn 1976)
Title: Digs, Discoveries and Dissapointments- Short Drop Cave, Leck Fell Cave
Club: GC
Author: Sutcliffe, J.R.
BSA Bulletin, number 19, page 33 (Feb 1978)
Title: Stop press the Dales - Leck Fell
Club: CPG
Author: Anon.
The Caver - NCC Journal, number 4, page 44-45 (March 1980)
Title: Short Drop Cave - Leck Fell
Club: NCC
Author: Anon.
Descent, number 66, page 3 (October 1985)
Title: Photo
Author: Dave Heap
CPC Record, number 45, page 12-13 (January 1997)
Title: Short Drop in 1885
Author: Hastings, C.
Descent, number 138, page 12 (Oct/Nov 1997)
Title: Eco-anchors in Short Drop - Gavel
Club: CNCC
Author: Glenn Jones
