Crystal Cave

Location
Grid Reference: |Dog%20Hole;54.251023;-2.51308&scale=18|SD 6662 8413

Altitude: 221m

Parking at roadside.

Obvious entrance where stream resurges.

Description
Forms one end of the Greater Barbondale Traverse which takes in Dog Hole and Bucket on the Head.

A crawl in the stream soon reaches the first duck (low crawl), which sumps in wet weather. Beyond is The Hall and a fine streamway, passing through Spout Chamber and on to the second duck. Beyond the stream can be followed up two further waterfall climbs.

There are two connections to Dog Hole, Barkers Passage which is very tight and awkward and leads to Heys Passage, or the upstream passage (sump) which requires dry weather to negotiate and leads to Monsoon Chamber.

Access
Prior permission required from the Estate Office.