The Iron Kiln

The Iron Kiln, Leck Fell
AKA: Notts II, Commitee Pot
Area: Leck Fell
Grade: 3
NGR: SD66677831
Lat/long: 54.1995, -2.51239
Elevation: 317m
Length: 6.17km (Length includes all inlets except Notts Pot, part of the Three Counties System)
Depth: 106m (Depth to Notts IV)
Rock Type: Great Scar Limestone

Access

CNCC

Exploration

  • Explored 1985-86 CDG/NPC
  • Entrance excavated 1986, 1996-2000 NCC/RRCPC/EPC/KCC/BCC/CDG
  • Extended 1988-91 CDG/NPC
  • Extended 1995-96 CDG/NPC

References

Publication Title Club Author
Descent, number 129, page 14 (April/May 1996) Cracking work in Notts II CDG
Descent, number 159, page 20-22 (April/May 2001) The quest for a dry way Andy Walsh
Descent, number 158, page 9 (Feb/Mar 2001) Please don't pirate
Descent, number 168, page 15 (Oct/Nov 2002) Gordon the formation Andy Walsh
Descent, number 171, page 9 (April/May 2003) Discovery in Notts II
Descent, number 179, page 35 (Aug/Sept 2004) Nice weather for ducks MMMMC Dave Ramsay
Descent, number 176, page 13 (Feb/March 2004) Notts II progress MMMMC Andy Walsh
Descent, number 183, page 20-22 (April/May 2005) Pleasure of the Palm MMMMC Dave Ramsay
Descent, number 185, page 26-29 (Aug 2005) A Little Light Relief MMMMC Ramsay, D.
Descent, number 193, page 12 (Dec/Jan 2006) Returning to the diver's passages Dave Ramsay
Descent, number 188, page 9 (Feb/March 2006) Notts II extensions Dave Ramsay
Descent, number 196, page 11 (June/July 2007) New rift in Notts CDG Jason Mallinson
Descent, number 197, page 10 (Aug/Sept 2007) Notts current traced CDG Mallinson, J.
CDG Newsletter, number 162, page 4 (Jan 2007) CDG
Descent, number 194, page 16 (Feb/Mar 2007) Plumbing know-how breaks mud sump EPC Bill Sherington & Simon Latimer
Descent, number 199, page 18 (Dec/Jan 2007) Passing the impenetrable MMMMC Speight, A.
Descent, number 202, page 15 (June/July 2008) Northern News, Progress in the Pit CDG Seddon, T.
Descent, number 202, page 15 (June/July 2008) Northern News, The Parallel Universe MMMMC Parker, P.
Descent, number 201, page 26-28 (April/May 2008) The Parallel Universe MMMMC Parker, P. & Speight, A.
Descent, number 200, page 30-31 (Feb/Mar 2008) Up the Creek in Inlet 14 RRCPC Carlise, J.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 79-80 (2009) Notts II, A dry way in RRCPC Walsh, A.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 81-83 (2009) Committee Pot Breakthrough Dig RRCPC Gerrish, R.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 83-88 (2009) Notts II, Passchendaele Area RRCPC Ramsay, D.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 89-97 (2009) Notts II, Inlet 7, Oliver lloyd Aven RRCPC Ramsay, D.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 99-100 (2009) Notts II, Showerbath Inlet RRCPC Gerrish, R.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 100-102 (2009) Notts II, Green Tape Inlet, Aven Extension RRCPC Swire, P.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 102-106 (2009) Hard enough in Notts II RRCPC Sherrington, B.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 106-109 (2009) Notts II, Brown Trousers in Inlet 14 RRCPC Carlisle, J.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 311 (2009) Fester's Passage, above The Incredibles, Notts II RRCPC Swire, P.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 311 (2009) Count Lazlo Stroganoff's Aven Area, Notts II RRCPC Swire, P.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 311 (2009) Echo Inlet, Notts II RRCPC Swire, P.
Descent, number 217, page 10 (Dec 2010) Extension in Notts II
Descent, number 217, page 10 (Dec 2010) Count Lazlo Stroganoff's Aven Ramsay, D.
Descent, number 215, page 12 (Aug/Sept 2010) Count Lazlo Stroganoff's Aven MMMMC Ramsay, D.
Descent, number 215, page 18-22 (Aug/Sept 2010) The Three Counties Chasing a dream MMMMC Walsh, A.
CPC Record, number 103, page 18 (July 2011) Minor extension in Notts 2 Bottomley, M.
CDG Newsletter, number 178, page 7 (Jan 2011) Commitee Pot CDG
Descent, number 219, page 14 (April/May 2011) The Big Link latest MMMMC
Descent, number 223, page 32-33 (Dec 2011) At last, a reality MMMMC Allen, T.
CDG Newsletter, number 182, page 13 (Jan 2012) Notts II Inlet 17 CDG
Descent, number 225, page 19-21 (April 2012) The Final Piece of the Jigsaw MMMMC Allen, T.
Descent, number 228, page 7 (Oct 2012) Digging Inlet 8 MMMMC
Descent, number 228, page 16-18 (Oct 2012) Adding Fractions to Notts II MMMMC Benall, R.
Descent, number 227, page 12-13 (Aug 2012) Bolting Daylight Aven RRCPC/WRPC Ramsay, D.
Descent, number 232, page 10 (June 2013) Cave Science on Leck Fell Peachey, I.
Descent, number 230, page 11 (Feb 2013) Inlet 8 dig MMMMC Bendall, R.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 43-44 (July 2016) Notts II, Inlet Six point five and three quarters RRCPC McDonald, A.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 45-49 (July 2016) Bruno Kranski's, Three Counties System link RRCPC Walsh, A.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 50-51 (July 2016) Return to Inlet 14 Notts II RRCPC Carlise, J.
Descent, number 257, page 10 (Aug 2017) Digging Moribund Inlet Pearson, F

References

Descent, number 129, page 14 (April/May 1996)

Title: Cracking work in Notts II

Club: CDG


Descent, number 159, page 20-22 (April/May 2001)

Title: The quest for a dry way

Author: Andy Walsh


Descent, number 158, page 9 (Feb/Mar 2001)

Title: Please don't pirate


Descent, number 168, page 15 (Oct/Nov 2002)

Title: Gordon the formation

Author: Andy Walsh


Descent, number 171, page 9 (April/May 2003)

Title: Discovery in Notts II


Descent, number 179, page 35 (Aug/Sept 2004)

Title: Nice weather for ducks

Club: MMMMC

Author: Dave Ramsay


Descent, number 176, page 13 (Feb/March 2004)

Title: Notts II progress

Club: MMMMC

Author: Andy Walsh


Descent, number 183, page 20-22 (April/May 2005)

Title: Pleasure of the Palm

Club: MMMMC

Author: Dave Ramsay


Descent, number 185, page 26-29 (Aug 2005)

Title: A Little Light Relief

Club: MMMMC

Author: Ramsay, D.


Descent, number 193, page 12 (Dec/Jan 2006)

Title: Returning to the diver's passages

Author: Dave Ramsay


Descent, number 188, page 9 (Feb/March 2006)

Title: Notts II extensions

Author: Dave Ramsay


Descent, number 196, page 11 (June/July 2007)

Title: New rift in Notts

Club: CDG

Author: Jason Mallinson


Descent, number 197, page 10 (Aug/Sept 2007)

Title: Notts current traced

Club: CDG

Author: Mallinson, J.


CDG Newsletter, number 162, page 4 (Jan 2007)

Title:

Club: CDG


Descent, number 194, page 16 (Feb/Mar 2007)

Title: Plumbing know-how breaks mud sump

Club: EPC

Author: Bill Sherington & Simon Latimer


Descent, number 199, page 18 (Dec/Jan 2007)

Title: Passing the impenetrable

Club: MMMMC

Author: Speight, A.


Descent, number 202, page 15 (June/July 2008)

Title: Northern News, Progress in the Pit

Club: CDG

Author: Seddon, T.


Descent, number 202, page 15 (June/July 2008)

Title: Northern News, The Parallel Universe

Club: MMMMC

Author: Parker, P.


Descent, number 201, page 26-28 (April/May 2008)

Title: The Parallel Universe

Club: MMMMC

Author: Parker, P. & Speight, A.


Descent, number 200, page 30-31 (Feb/Mar 2008)

Title: Up the Creek in Inlet 14

Club: RRCPC

Author: Carlise, J.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 79-80 (2009)

Title: Notts II, A dry way in

Club: RRCPC

Author: Walsh, A.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 81-83 (2009)

Title: Committee Pot Breakthrough Dig

Club: RRCPC

Author: Gerrish, R.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 83-88 (2009)

Title: Notts II, Passchendaele Area

Club: RRCPC

Author: Ramsay, D.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 89-97 (2009)

Title: Notts II, Inlet 7, Oliver lloyd Aven

Club: RRCPC

Author: Ramsay, D.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 99-100 (2009)

Title: Notts II, Showerbath Inlet

Club: RRCPC

Author: Gerrish, R.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 100-102 (2009)

Title: Notts II, Green Tape Inlet, Aven Extension

Club: RRCPC

Author: Swire, P.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 102-106 (2009)

Title: Hard enough in Notts II

Club: RRCPC

Author: Sherrington, B.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 106-109 (2009)

Title: Notts II, Brown Trousers in Inlet 14

Club: RRCPC

Author: Carlisle, J.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 311 (2009)

Title: Fester's Passage, above The Incredibles, Notts II

Club: RRCPC

Author: Swire, P.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 311 (2009)

Title: Count Lazlo Stroganoff's Aven Area, Notts II

Club: RRCPC

Author: Swire, P.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 311 (2009)

Title: Echo Inlet, Notts II

Club: RRCPC

Author: Swire, P.


Descent, number 217, page 10 (Dec 2010)

Title: Extension in Notts II


Descent, number 217, page 10 (Dec 2010)

Title: Count Lazlo Stroganoff's Aven

Author: Ramsay, D.


Descent, number 215, page 12 (Aug/Sept 2010)

Title: Count Lazlo Stroganoff's Aven

Club: MMMMC

Author: Ramsay, D.


Descent, number 215, page 18-22 (Aug/Sept 2010)

Title: The Three Counties Chasing a dream

Club: MMMMC

Author: Walsh, A.


CPC Record, number 103, page 18 (July 2011)

Title: Minor extension in Notts 2

Author: Bottomley, M.


CDG Newsletter, number 178, page 7 (Jan 2011)

Title: Commitee Pot

Club: CDG


Descent, number 219, page 14 (April/May 2011)

Title: The Big Link latest

Club: MMMMC


Descent, number 223, page 32-33 (Dec 2011)

Title: At last, a reality

Club: MMMMC

Author: Allen, T.


CDG Newsletter, number 182, page 13 (Jan 2012)

Title: Notts II Inlet 17

Club: CDG


Descent, number 225, page 19-21 (April 2012)

Title: The Final Piece of the Jigsaw

Club: MMMMC

Author: Allen, T.


Descent, number 228, page 7 (Oct 2012)

Title: Digging Inlet 8

Club: MMMMC


Descent, number 228, page 16-18 (Oct 2012)

Title: Adding Fractions to Notts II

Club: MMMMC

Author: Benall, R.


Descent, number 227, page 12-13 (Aug 2012)

Title: Bolting Daylight Aven

Club: RRCPC/WRPC

Author: Ramsay, D.


Descent, number 232, page 10 (June 2013)

Title: Cave Science on Leck Fell

Author: Peachey, I.


Descent, number 230, page 11 (Feb 2013)

Title: Inlet 8 dig

Club: MMMMC

Author: Bendall, R.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 43-44 (July 2016)

Title: Notts II, Inlet Six point five and three quarters

Club: RRCPC

Author: McDonald, A.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 45-49 (July 2016)

Title: Bruno Kranski's, Three Counties System link

Club: RRCPC

Author: Walsh, A.


Journal of the RRCPC, number 11, page 50-51 (July 2016)

Title: Return to Inlet 14 Notts II

Club: RRCPC

Author: Carlise, J.


Descent, number 257, page 10 (Aug 2017)

Title: Digging Moribund Inlet

Author: Pearson, F