Cave Surveys
MCRA makes available
- Drawn up surveys (below).
- The data collected to produce surveys. (Through the Cave Data Archive maintained by the CSG and BCA.)
The following surveys are available for download as reduced size images or PDF scans. These are reasonably adequate for printing, but if you require a copy of the original file (mainly high resolution TIFF format) please contact the MCRA.
The copyright for these surveys remains with the original club/authors. These images are made available only for personal, non-commercial use.
Mendip Cave Surveys
| Cave/Mine | Year | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| A Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Aveline's Hole | 1968 | R. D. Stenner |
| Balch Cave Sections | 1962 | A. J. Surrall, J. D. Hanwell, D. Warburton |
| Balch Cave | 1962 | A. J. Surrall, J. D. Hanwell, D. Warburton |
| Balch Cave (Post Quarrying) | 1999 | R. Taviner (based on D. Warburton 1965) |
| Banwell Caves | ? | ? |
| Banwell Caves (Elevation) | 1975 | M. D. Clarke, C. Richards |
| Blake's Farm Swallet & Hopeful Hole (Surface) | 1995 | R. Taviner |
| Bleadon Cavern | ? | ? |
| Browne's Hole | 1964 | C. Jones, K. Barber, R. Witcombe, M. Harrison, M. Rossiter |
| Brown's Folly Mine | 1978 | D. Irwin |
| Cheddar Gorge Caves of | 1965 | W. I. Stanton |
| Compton Martin Ochre Mine | 1992 | A. Legg, P. Blackwell |
| Cooper's Hole | 1963 | M. Rennie, T. Gabb |
| Cow Hole | 1979 | G. Price |
| Cuckoo Cleeves | 1968 | D. Warburton, P. Davies |
| Dallimore's Cave | 1972 | R. D. Mehew, M. T. Mills |
| Dallimore's Cave | 1991 | SMCC, OUCC |
| Denny's Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Devil's Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| East Twin Swallet | 1969 | R. Bennett, D. Irwin, R. Saunders, G. Tilly |
| Eastwater Cavern | 1941 | N. L. Paddock, J. W. Duck, T. M. Blanch, W. Hooper |
| Eastwater Cavern Sheet 2 | 1954 | D. Warburton, A. J. Surrall |
| Eastwater Cavern Upper Series Plan | 1954 | D. Warburton, A. J. Surrall |
| Fairy Cave Quarry | 1977 | G. Price |
| Fox's Hole Compton Bishop | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Goatchurch Cavern | 1959 | M. Rennie |
| Goatchurch Cavern Plan | 1963 ? | M. Rennie |
| Goatchurch Cavern Elevation | 1963 ? | M. Rennie |
| Goatchurch Cavern Sections | 1963 ? | M. Rennie |
| Gough's Caves Cheddar | 1935 | C. H. Hayes |
| Gough's Caves Cheddar Gorge | 1952 | W. I. Stanton |
| Heale Farm Cave | 1975 | D. A. Walker, D.U.S.A. |
| Holwell Cave (Simplified) | 1958 | A & T.C. Bryant, A.R. Griffin, B.N. Scott, drawn by P. Davies |
| Holwell Cavern | 1968 | B. M. Ellis, M. T. Mills, W. N. Tolfree |
| Hopeful Too Elevation | 1999 | R. Taviner |
| Hopeful Too Plan | 1999 | R. Taviner |
| Hunters' Hole | 1975 | R. D. Mehew, M. T. Mills |
| Hutton Cavern No. 2 | 1972 | M. D. Clarke, C. Richards |
| Lamb Lair Cavern | ? | McMurtrie, Balch, drawn by J. H. Savory |
| Lamb Leer Cavern | 1962 | D. Warburton, A. J. Surrall, P. Davies |
| Lionel's Hole | 1970 | W. I. Stanton |
| Longwood Swallet Elevation | 1961 | M. Rennie - revised Knibbs 1984 |
| Longwood Swallet Sheet 1 | 1961 | M. Rennie |
| Longwood Swallet Sheet 3b | 1961 | M. Rennie |
| Longwood Swallet Upper Series Plan | 1961 | M. Rennie |
| Nine Barrows Swallet | 1967 | Church, Davies, Lawrence, Kenny, Surrall, Warburton |
| North Hill Swallet | 1971 | B. Willie |
| Picken's Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Pierre's Pot | 2013 | C. Cohen, K. Hilton |
| Pinetree Pot | 1962 | Rennie, Jackson, Cotter, Catherine, Knibbs, Gibb |
| Priddy Green Sink | 2005 | K. Hilton, E. Heron |
| Quaking House Cave | 1962 | T. Charles, M. Bryant |
| Read's Cavern | 1966 | W. I. Stanton |
| Rhino Rift | 1971 | W. I. Stanton |
| Scragg's Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Shatter Cave | 1970 | A. Butcher, M. Mills |
| Singing River Mine | 1971 | M. D. Clarke, C. Richards |
| Sludge Pit & Nine Barrows Swallet | ? | U.L.S.A |
| St. Cuthbert's Swallet Preliminary | 1962 | B. M. Ellis |
| St. Cuthbert's Swallet Elevation | 1962 | B. M. Ellis |
| St. Cuthbert's Swallet Addendum No. 1 | 1963 | R. Roberts |
| St. Cuthbert's Swallet Plan | 1972 | B. M. Ellis, D. J. Irwin, M. T. Mills |
| St. Cuthbert's Swallet (Plan) | 1978 | Irwin, Stenner et al |
| Steep Holm Island | ? | ? |
| Stoke Lane Slocker | 1957 | D. C. Ford, D. Warburton, P. Davies |
| Stoke Lane Swallet | 1948 | Coase, Stanbury, Ridyard, Browne |
| Supra Sandy Hole | 1992 | A. Legg |
| Swildon's Hole | 1965 | Devenish, Wells, Lloyd, Mills, Davies, Ford, Stanton |
| Thrupe Lane Swallet | 1977 | P. S. Dunk, M. T. Mills |
| Thrupe Lane Swallet 2 | ? | D. Everett |
| Thrupe and Thrupe Lane Swallets (Surface) | 2003 | R. Taviner |
| Thrupe Swallet Elevation | 2003 | R. Taviner |
| Thrupe Swallet Plan | 2003 | R. Taviner |
| Tyning's Barrows Swallet | 1978 | D. Irwin |
| Ubley Hill Pot | 1962 | M. Rennie |
| Ubley Warren Pot | 1968 | M. Ferraro, A. Jarratt, R. Pike, C. Richards |
| Waldegrave Swallet | 1962 | “F.G.B” (Graham Balcombe) |
| Withybrook Slocker | 1962 | D. Warburton, J. D. Hanwell |
| Withyhill Cave | 1975 | D. Irwin |
A further collection of Mendip cave surveys, especially for the Burrington Combe and Cheddar Gorge areas, can be found at the above mentioned Cave Data Archive and from the UBSS. Relevant copyright information is given on those websites, but the majority are freely available for personal, non-commercial use.
Portland Cave Surveys
| Name | Year | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Admiralty Rift | 1990 | D. Sealy, N.Graham. (Weymouth) Youth Activity Centre |
| Anniversary Rift | 1973 | A. J. MacTavish |
| Ariel Cave (first rough survey) | 1974 | Hardeye's School CCF |
| Ariel Tunnel & Blacknor Fort System | 1990 | M. Read |
| Blacknor Hole Part 1 | 1988 | M. Read |
| Blacknor Hole Part 2 | 1988 | M. Read |
| Blacknor Hole (Piccadilly Circus) | 1988 | M. Read |
| Cherty Rift | 1975 | DCG. pub. in J.DorsetCG(3)5 |
| Coffin Hole | 2021 | T. Rose, S. Watson, N. Butler |
| Fossil Cave | 1969 | LUSS. pub. in Trans.CRG(12)4 |
| Gemini Rift | 1973 | DCG. pub. in J.DorsetCG(2)4 |
| Grove Cliff Caves | 1987 | P. Strong, M. Crocker, N. Graham. in J.WCC(19)216 |
| Grove Cliff Caves | 2019 | T. Rose, S. Watson, R. Saunders |
| Higher Headlands Quarry Cave | 1991 | E. Waters, W. Brown |
| Hopeless Hole | 2020 | T. Rose, S. Watson |
| Kiddies Rift | 2021 | T. Waters, S. Watson |
| Nookey Hole and Red Door Tunnel | 2021 | T. Rose, M. Read |
| Persil Rift | 1983 | Weymouth & Portland VSU |
| Persil Rift | 2020 | T. Rose, M. Kousiounis |
| Persil Rift | 2021 | T. Rose, M. Kousiounis, N. Butler |
| Red Door Tunnel | 1991 | WCC |
| St Andrew's Well | 1991 | WCC |
| Sand Hole | 1976 | DCG. pub. in J.DorsetCG(4)3 |
| Sandy Hole (Fragment) | ? | DorsetCG |
| Sandy Hole | 1981 | MSG/DCG |
| Sharbutts Rift | 2022 | T. Rose, S. Watson |
| Showerbath Cave | 2023 | T. Rose, N. Butler |
| Steve's Endeavour | 1983 | MoldywarpsSG. pub. in C&C(22) |
| Steve's Endeavour / Hopeless Hole | 2022 | T. Rose, S. Watson |
| The Blow Hole | 1994 | WCC |
| Walditch Cave | 1987 | C. Proctor, N. Poole. BridportCG. in Descent82 |
| Windy Dig | 1971 | WeymouthVS / DorsetCG |
| Arc Rift (Lost) | 1991 | WCC |
| Australia Rift (Lost) | 1972 | DorsetCG |
| Bowers Rift (Lost) | 1991 | WCC |
| Crocodile Canyon (Lost) | 1971 | DorsetCG |
| Glow-worm Rift (Lost) | 1990 | (Weymouth) Youth Activity Centre/WCC |
| Jeweller's Rift & Dolphin Rift (Lost) | 1991-93 | WCC |
| New Passage (Lost) | 1969 | WeymouthVS |
| Perfidy Caves (Lost) | 1990 | WCC |
| Sawmill Cave (Lost) | 1963 | C. Eden, R.Harker |
| St George's Rift (Lost) | 1983 | MoldywarpsSG |
| White River Cave (Lost) | 1965 | PortlandCG |