Yordas Pot / Yordas Cave

Location
Grid Reference: SD 705 791

Altitude: 312m (cave) - 347m (pot)

Parking at roadside.

From the road head through the gate, a short walk and through another gate reaches the old showcave entrance. Following the path on the right or scrambling up the gill brings you to the middle entrances, just above these is the fenced hole of Yordas Pot.

Description
Numerous entrances provide various options.

Yordas Pot : is a 24m shaft, at the bottom a low crawl slowly enlarges and reaches a passage coming from the middle entrance.

Middle Entrance : Two entrances that quickly unite, drop via a climb to a short pitch (this is potentially climbable if the tree trunk is in place). A further short climb down a cascade soon reaches a junction with the passage from Yordas Pot.

Heading downstream the passage increases in size before cutting down at Chapter House. It is possible, if rather wet, to descend this direct, an alternative is to traverse out a fair way before descending.

From the Chapter House waterfall step through a window and emerge into the large Main Chamber. At the far side is the old show cave entrance. Following the water it soon disappears and a crawl and slope up emerges in a shakehole.

Access
Land owned by Braida Garth. No restrictions?

History
This was a show cave, 1800s?