Manor Farm Swallet

Manor Farm Swallet is a cave in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England which was subject to numerous failed digging attempts between 1947 and 1973 as the surface shafts kept collapsing.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Manor Farmhouse and Upper Flood Swallet.

Manor Farmhouse

Farm

Photo: Rick Crowley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upper Flood Swallet

Cave

Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upper Flood Swallet which was originally known as Blackmoor Flood Swallet, is an exceptionally well-decorated cave near Charterhouse, in the carboniferous limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. Upper Flood Swallet is situated 2,500 feet east of Manor Farm Swallet.

Longwood Swallet

Cave

The Longwood Swallet is a cave near Charterhouse, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI. Longwood Swallet is situated 4,000 feet west of Manor Farm Swallet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Black Down and Blagdon.

Black Down

Locality

Photo: Jsommer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England. Black Down lies just a few miles eastward of the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare, and provides a view over the Chew Valley.

Blagdon

Village

Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blagdon is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset, within the unitary authority of North Somerset, in England. It is located in the Mendip Hills, a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Blagdon is situated 2 miles north of Manor Farm Swallet.

Ubley

Village

Photo: Rodw, CC BY 2.5.

Ubley is a small village and civil parish within the Chew Valley in Bath and North East Somerset about 9 miles south of Bristol. It is just south-east of Blagdon Lake, just off the A368 between Compton Martin and Blagdon. Ubley is situated 2½ miles northeast of Manor Farm Swallet.

Manor Farm Swallet

Type: Cave
Description: cave in Somerset, England
Category: landform
Location: Priddy, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.29791° or 51° 17′ 53″ north

Longitude

-2.72113° or 2° 43′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C3V77XH+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1532548431

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

Wikidata ID

Q6751320

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Charterhouse and Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Charterhouse Centre and Mendip Wood Shavings.

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