Tub Hole
| Area: | Dentdale |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 3 |
| NGR: | SD73228613 |
| Lat/long: | 54.2701, -2.41269 |
| Elevation: | 152m |
| Length: | 1.00km |
| Depth: | 45m |
| Rock Type: | Great Scar Limestone |
Warning
This is the main flood vent for the Upper Dentdale System which carries all the water sinking higher up the dale. It floods completely and extremely rapidly.
Access
Tub Hole Farm.
Exploration
- Explored 1924 YRC
- Extended 1959 NPC
- Extended 1974 CDG
- Extended 1992-93 ULSA/NPC
- Extended 1996 CDG
- Extended 2010 CDG
References
| Publication | Title | Club | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| KCC Newsletter, volume 5, number 8, page 59 (Nov 1968) | 7th September : Tub Holes | KCC | Anon |
| Journal of the KCC, number 5, page 6-8 (January 1970) | The Caves of the River Dee | KCC | Yeadon, J.A. |
| Journal of the British Speleological Association, volume 6, number 46, page 9-17 (August 1971) | Dentdale - Present and Future. | Long, H. | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 28, page 16 (July 1973) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 32, page 21 (July 1974) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 34, page 17 (Jan 1975) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 41, page 31 (Oct 1976) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 42, page 21 (Jan 1977) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| Descent, number 72, page 12 (September/October 1986) | Divers prising open Tub Holes Secrets | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 81, page 15 (Oct 1986) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 82, page 10 (Jan 1987) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| LUSS Journal, number 4, page 36 (1988) | Dives in Tub Holes, Dentdale | LUSS | Boothroyd, C. |
| The Caver - NCC Journal, page 94 (1989) | Digs & minor discoveries | NCC | Anon |
| Descent, number 109, page 13 (Dec/Jan 1992) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 105, page 27 (Oct 1992) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| Descent, number 108, page 10 (Oct/Nov 1992) | Underwater Dentdale | ULSA | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 109, page 10 (Oct 1993) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 107, page 30 (April 1993) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 106, page 25 (Jan 1993) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| Descent, number 111, page 9 (April/May 1993) | Tub Hole Progress | ULSA | Monico, P |
| Descent, number 115, page 11 (Dec/Jan 1993) | Dentdale diving update | ULSA | |
| Descent, number 114, page 9 (Oct/Nov 1993) | Tub Hole | ULSA | |
| Descent, number 112, page 11 (June/July 1993) | TubHole on course for Ibbeth Peril | ULSA | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 113, page 27 (Oct 1994) | Tub Holes | CDG | |
| Descent, number 126, page 11 (Oct/Nov 1995) | Diving News | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 116, page 23 (July 1995) | Tub Holes | CDG | |
| Descent, number 131, page 8 (Aug/Sept 1996) | Diving News | CDG | |
| Descent, number 130, page 11 (June/July 1996) | Diving News | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 118, page 20 (Jan 1996) | Tub Holes | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 121, page 21 (Oct 1996) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 120, page 21 (July 1996) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| Caves & Caving, number 73, page 5 (Autumn 1996) | Diving in Dentdale, tub Holes and Ibbeth Peril | CDG/ULSA | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 130, page 17 (Jan 1999) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 176, page 16-17 (July 2010) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 180, page 14 (July 2011) | Tub Hole | CDG | Heron, E. |
| CDG Newsletter, number 181, page 6-7 (Oct 2011) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| CDG Newsletter, number 188, page 12-13 (July 2013) | Tub Hole | CDG | |
| NPC Journal 2015, page 46-48 (2015) | Diving at Tub Hole | NPC | Murphy, P. |
| NPC Journal 2015, page 48 (2015) | Tub Hole, Further Work | NPC | Monico, P. |
References
KCC Newsletter, volume 5, number 8, page 59 (Nov 1968)
Title: 7th September : Tub Holes
Club: KCC
Author: Anon
Journal of the KCC, number 5, page 6-8 (January 1970)
Title: The Caves of the River Dee
Club: KCC
Author: Yeadon, J.A.
Journal of the British Speleological Association, volume 6, number 46, page 9-17 (August 1971)
Title: Dentdale - Present and Future.
Author: Long, H.
CDG Newsletter, number 28, page 16 (July 1973)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 32, page 21 (July 1974)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 34, page 17 (Jan 1975)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 41, page 31 (Oct 1976)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 42, page 21 (Jan 1977)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
Descent, number 72, page 12 (September/October 1986)
Title: Divers prising open Tub Holes Secrets
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 81, page 15 (Oct 1986)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 82, page 10 (Jan 1987)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
LUSS Journal, number 4, page 36 (1988)
Title: Dives in Tub Holes, Dentdale
Club: LUSS
Author: Boothroyd, C.
The Caver - NCC Journal, page 94 (1989)
Title: Digs & minor discoveries
Club: NCC
Author: Anon
Descent, number 109, page 13 (Dec/Jan 1992)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 105, page 27 (Oct 1992)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
Descent, number 108, page 10 (Oct/Nov 1992)
Title: Underwater Dentdale
Club: ULSA
CDG Newsletter, number 109, page 10 (Oct 1993)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 107, page 30 (April 1993)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 106, page 25 (Jan 1993)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
Descent, number 111, page 9 (April/May 1993)
Title: Tub Hole Progress
Club: ULSA
Author: Monico, P
Descent, number 115, page 11 (Dec/Jan 1993)
Title: Dentdale diving update
Club: ULSA
Descent, number 114, page 9 (Oct/Nov 1993)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: ULSA
Descent, number 112, page 11 (June/July 1993)
Title: TubHole on course for Ibbeth Peril
Club: ULSA
CDG Newsletter, number 113, page 27 (Oct 1994)
Title: Tub Holes
Club: CDG
Descent, number 126, page 11 (Oct/Nov 1995)
Title: Diving News
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 116, page 23 (July 1995)
Title: Tub Holes
Club: CDG
Descent, number 131, page 8 (Aug/Sept 1996)
Title: Diving News
Club: CDG
Descent, number 130, page 11 (June/July 1996)
Title: Diving News
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 118, page 20 (Jan 1996)
Title: Tub Holes
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 121, page 21 (Oct 1996)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 120, page 21 (July 1996)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
Caves & Caving, number 73, page 5 (Autumn 1996)
Title: Diving in Dentdale, tub Holes and Ibbeth Peril
Club: CDG/ULSA
CDG Newsletter, number 130, page 17 (Jan 1999)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 176, page 16-17 (July 2010)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 180, page 14 (July 2011)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
Author: Heron, E.
CDG Newsletter, number 181, page 6-7 (Oct 2011)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 188, page 12-13 (July 2013)
Title: Tub Hole
Club: CDG
NPC Journal 2015, page 46-48 (2015)
Title: Diving at Tub Hole
Club: NPC
Author: Murphy, P.
NPC Journal 2015, page 48 (2015)
Title: Tub Hole, Further Work
Club: NPC
Author: Monico, P.
