Titan

Location
Grid Reference SK 13874 81846

Altitude: 428m. Length: 17km+ including Speedwell Cavern, Peak Cavern and J.H.

On the top of Hurdlow Hill!

Description
Titan is the biggest natural shaft in the UK standing at 141m top to bottom.

For further description see here http://www.peakdistrictcaving.info/caveguides/titan.pdf

Access
Access is restricted and booking is required via Dave Nixon.

Current bookings can be viewed and booked via the www.peakspeedwell.info

History
It was discovered in 1999 from below via Peak Cavern’s Far Sump Extension and climbed to a point close to the surface.

A shakehole above was identified as a natural top entrance and a massive digging project began, finally connecting in 2003.

The shaft connects to Peak Cavern, Speedwell Cavern and James Hall’s Over Engine Mine (J.H.) making it part of the most extensive cave system in Derbyshire.

References and Further Reading
Caves of Derbyshire TD Ford and DW Gill (1984)