Magnetometer Pot

Location
Grid Reference: |Neils%20Ing%20Farm;54.117174;-2.244683&scale=15&centre=54.119925;-2.238458 SD 8496 6970

Altitude: 396 m

Obvious concrete pipes, by the side of the usually dry Fornah Gill.

Description
A very interesting but flood prone system.

Pitch down pipes quickly meets more natural surroundings. Passage at bottom can be followed via a climb to a crawl which arrives, via one of two ways, above the First Well Pitch. Across the far side of the pitch a crawling passage is found which leads to the Wet Crawl, followed by the Dry Crawl and eventually the River Styx. Slope down to the left descends to a sump whereas straight ahead through deeper water emerges suddenly in Easy Passage. Large and decorated walking passage leads to Holes Junction.

Beyond Holes Junction more walking and traversing leads through Milestone Chamber and arrives at a pitch into Caton Hall.

Hole at bottom of slope drops into the low Rough Crawl......

Access
Permission from Neals Ing Farm.

History
Hole naturally opened up before the 20s but covered over using railway line/slate slabs and forgotten about. Rediscovered 1957 using a Magnetic Variometer.1

References and Further Reading

 * 1) NPC 1957 Black Journal
 * 2) Route guide through the system to Caton Hall