Large Pot

Location
Grid Reference: SD 682 768

Altitude: 402 m

Small shakehole next to the large hole of Little Pot.

Description
Permanent anchors are present on the first few pitches and Colossus. Red Herring pitches are still spits.

Entrance pitch leads to small passage which in turn leads to the second pitch - narrow at the top - this soon opens out and arrives at a short climb, followed immediately by the third pitch. A short distance on from the bottom two routes diverge:

Red Herring
The most obvious passage quickly reaches the fourth pitch, this route provides a fine SRT trip. After the final pitch the passage arrives at a perched sump.

Arcadia
Small passage on the left soon arrives at the Pit, handlines usually in-situ on both sides. Mixed passage leads eventually to the large Colossus pitch (140ft), notable for it's fine flow of soft-calcite.

The pitch lands in the Necropolis. From here a passage can be followed in to the Eldon Extension and a crawl to the Mousehole - the connection with New Rift Pot; which is quite often undertaken as part of an exchange trip.

Access
Permission is not required

History
After a trip down Little Pot in March 1982 a draughting shakehole was noticed, investigation soon revealed a blocked shaft - and thus digging commenced.1

References and Further Reading

 * 1) Edwards G, "The Exploration of Large Pot", NPC Journal 1982, p 51-52.