Giant’s Hole
Giant's Hole is a well-known cave near Castleton in Derbyshire, consisting mostly of large passages. It is a stream-way cave, and part of the Karst topography of the area.Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Derbyshire, England
- Also known as: “Giants Hole”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mam Tor and Blue John Cavern.
Mam Tor
Peak
Mam Tor is a 517 m hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it.
Blue John Cavern
Cave
Photo: Espresso Addict, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. The others are Peak Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern and Speedwell Cavern. Blue John Cavern is situated 1 mile east of Giant’s Hole.
Treak Cliff Cavern
Cave
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Treak Cliff Cavern is a show cave near Castleton in Derbyshire, England. It is part of the Castleton Site of Special Scientific Interest and one of only two sites where the ornamental mineral Blue John is still excavated. Treak Cliff Cavern is situated 1 mile east of Giant’s Hole.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barber Booth and Edale.
Edale
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Edale is in Derbyshire. Edale is the name of the valley of the River Noe and the name used by most people for Grindsbrook Booth, the settlement where the only train station in the valley is located.
Castleton
Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
Castleton is a small town in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. Its two main claims to fame are the 12th-century Peveril Castle and a series of four show caves, where minerals including Blue John, unique to this area, have been mined.
Giant’s Hole
- Category: landform
- Location: Peak Forest, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.34096° or 53° 20′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.82217° or 1° 49′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C5W85RH+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 3459237351OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q5558327
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In Other Languages
“Giant’s Hole” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “جاينت هول”
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Highlights include Frog Hole and Windy Knoll.
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