Mam Tor Swallet

Location
Grid Reference SK 12847 831501

Altitude: 390m

Access
No known access restrictions

Description
The entrance to Mam Tor Swallet lies about 10m north of the road. Sadly as it is formed on the boundary between the Shale of Mam Tor and the underlying limestone, the roof of the entrance is not very solid and it collapsed in 2005. This filled the entrance series with a large amount of small grade rubble Attempts to dig it out lasted for two sessions before I realised2 how much work would be involved to reopen a very small amount of cave. That and the option of bringing down the rest of the roof on top of you, if you sneeze too hard.

References and Further Reading

 * 1) GPS Oct 2006
 * 2) Tim Webber 2005
 * 3) Caves of Derbyshire TD Ford and DW Gill (1984)