Rift Entrance
Rift Entrance is a cave in Leck, Lancaster, England. Rift Entrance is situated nearby to the cave Short Drop, as well as near Coal Hole.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rumbling Hole and Long Drop Cave.
Rumbling Hole
Cave
Rumbling Hole is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. Its entrance is a 50-metre deep fenced shaft, and it rapidly descends a series of pitches to a low aqueous passage that has been connected to Lost Johns' Cave. Rumbling Hole is situated 740 feet northeast of Rift Entrance.
Long Drop Cave
Cave
Long Drop Cave is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. It leads into Death's Head Hole, and is part of the Three Counties System, an 87-kilometre cave system which spans the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire, and North Yorkshire. Long Drop Cave is situated 860 feet north of Rift Entrance.
Lost Johns’ Cave
Cave
Photo: Goatchurch, Public domain.
Lost Johns' Cave is an extensive cave system on Leck Fell, Lancashire, England. With its three major vertical routes it is a popular place to practise single-rope technique because of the opportunity for exchange trips. Lost Johns’ Cave is situated 920 feet south of Rift Entrance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Masongill and Scar End.
Masongill
Hamlet
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Masongill is a small community on the western edge of the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village, in the Yorkshire Dales, lies near the border of Lancashire to the west, and the nearby hamlet of Ireby. Masongill is situated 2½ miles south of Rift Entrance.
Scar End
Hamlet
Scar End is a settlement on the side of Twisleton Scar in the English county of North Yorkshire. This Scar itself is the end of a spur running westwards from Whernside, one of the Three Peaks, towards Ingleton, North Yorkshire, and the beds of limestone project to a height of 120 metres above sea level. Scar End is situated 3 miles southeast of Rift Entrance.
Kirkby Lonsdale
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Kirkby Lonsdale is a town in Cumbria in England. Notable buildings include St Mary's Church, a Norman building with fine carved columns. The view of the River Lune from the churchyard is known as "Ruskin's View" after John Ruskin, who called it one of the loveliest in England.
Rift Entrance
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Leck, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.20495° or 54° 12′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.5075° or 2° 30′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C6V6F3V+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 13028254150OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Short Drop and Coal Hole.
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