Disappointment Pot
Disappointment Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system, located in a steep grassy shakehole some 120 metres south-east of Gaping Gill Main Shaft.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Petemonk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gaping Gill and Flood Entrance Pot.
Gaping Gill
Cave
Photo: Bob Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gaping Gill is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough – a 98-metre deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it.
Flood Entrance Pot
Cave
Photo: Langcliffe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flood Entrance Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system located about 300 metres south of Gaping Gill Main Shaft. It was the first alternative entrance into the main system to be explored, and it is now a popular entrance into the system, with a fine 38-metre pitch landing in Gaping Gill's South-East Passage. Flood Entrance Pot is situated 710 feet southeast of Disappointment Pot.
Stream Passage Pot
Cave
Stream Passage Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill system being located about 320 metres ESE of Gaping Gill Main Shaft. It is a popular and sporting entrance into the system, featuring three well-watered big shafts. Stream Passage Pot is situated 740 feet southwest of Disappointment Pot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clapham and Wharfe.
Clapham
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clapham is a village in the civil parish of Clapham cum Newby in North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 6 miles north-west of Settle, and just off the A65 road.
Wharfe
Hamlet
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wharfe is a hamlet about a mile north east of the village of Austwick, North Yorkshire, England. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', The hamlet is the only settlement in Crummackdale, the upper valley of Austwick Beck. Wharfe is situated 2½ miles southeast of Disappointment Pot.
Selside
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles north west of Horton in Ribblesdale. Selside was mentioned, in the form Selesat, in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Roger of Poitou. Selside is situated 3 miles northeast of Disappointment Pot.
Disappointment Pot
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in the UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Austwick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.14872° or 54° 8′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.3835° or 2° 23′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C6V4JX8+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4879757016OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q16246327
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