Dog Hole

Location
Grid Reference: SD 667 840

Altitude: 300m?

Parking at roadside.

The entrance is in the true righthand (north) side of the gill between two waterfalls. Go up the gill to the waterfall that is a sheer rock face with a sink at the bottom of it. This is the first waterfall and the sink is Barkin Gill cave. Climb around the waterfall (the sides are steep) and head up to the small outcprop on the left (going up), Dog Hole is covered with rocks in the foot of the outcrop.

Description
The entrance is muddy and fairly horrible having been used by animals (foxes?). The sloping decent leads to a small rift into a chamber. Goining down from here really does not go far. The way on is over a shelf to the right into another smaller chamber of broken down blocks. The way to Monsoon chamber is roughly straight ahead from the shelf and is a very tight letterbox.

From the shelf into the blocky chamber, down and left is a passage that becomes very tight to a pitch down to the stream.

Access
Prior permission required from the Estate Office.