Iron Kiln Hole

Location
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Altitude: 320 m

Parking is at the usual Leck Fell parking spot - as indicated on the CNCC permit.

Impressively excavated entrance shaft, a short walk from the fell gate.

Description
Iron Kiln Hole is the original surface entrance into Notts II. After a long climb down scaffolding, two short climbs (or pitches depending on your point of view) are negotiated before arriving in Inlet 13.

Access
Access is through a Leck Fell Permit. A closed season operates in the months of April, May and June.

The Name
Originally named after the top of a chimney from an old iron kiln discovered when the hole was first dug, it was for a time renamed Committee Pot for political reasons. Committee Pot was a nearby dig started and abandoned by the NPC for which permission had been granted.