Pool Bank Cave

Pool Bank Cave, Morecambe Bay
AKA: Fairies' Cave, Pool Bank Resurgence Cave
Area: Morecambe Bay
Grade: 1
NGR: SD43378772
Lat/long: 54.282, -2.87129
Elevation: 52m
Length: 40 m
Depth: 5m
Rock Type: Great Scar Limestone

Access

Pool Bank Farm. Forestry Commission, Lake District National Park Authority and the Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Email: mail@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk

Exploration

  • Extended 1969 OCC
  • Extended 1979 CDG
  • Extended 1998 CDG

References

Publication Title Club Author
Cave science, number 50, page 29-40 (March 1973) The History of Cave Exploration in the Morcambe Bay Area Ashmead, P.
CDG Newsletter, number 52, page 23 (July 1979) Pool Bank Cave CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 54, page 13 (Jan 1980) Pool Bank Cave CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 108, page 16 (July 1993) Pool Bank Resurgence Cave CDG
Caves & Caving, number 84, page 28-31 (Summer 1999) The Caves and Karst of Whitbarrow, Cumbria P J Murphy
Caves & Caving, number 84, page 10 (Summer 1999) Northern News Snippets, Pool Bank Resurgence, Whitbarrow CDG
CDG Newsletter, number 130, page 14 (Jan 1999) Pool Bank Resurgence Cave CDG

References

Cave science, number 50, page 29-40 (March 1973)

Title: The History of Cave Exploration in the Morcambe Bay Area

Author: Ashmead, P.


CDG Newsletter, number 52, page 23 (July 1979)

Title: Pool Bank Cave

Club: CDG


CDG Newsletter, number 54, page 13 (Jan 1980)

Title: Pool Bank Cave

Club: CDG


CDG Newsletter, number 108, page 16 (July 1993)

Title: Pool Bank Resurgence Cave

Club: CDG


Caves & Caving, number 84, page 28-31 (Summer 1999)

Title: The Caves and Karst of Whitbarrow, Cumbria

Author: P J Murphy


Caves & Caving, number 84, page 10 (Summer 1999)

Title: Northern News Snippets, Pool Bank Resurgence, Whitbarrow

Club: CDG


CDG Newsletter, number 130, page 14 (Jan 1999)

Title: Pool Bank Resurgence Cave

Club: CDG