Simpson Pot
Named after Eli Simpson, Simpson Pot is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It leads into Swinsto Cave and thence into Kingsdale Master Cave, and it is popular with cavers as it is possible to descend it by abseiling down the pitches, retrieving the rope each time, and exiting through Valley Entrance of Kingsdale Master Cave at the base of the hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Langcliffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in North Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Simpson’s Pot”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rowten Pot and Aquamole Pot.
Rowten Pot
Cave
Photo: Goatchurch, Public domain.
Rowten Pot is one of several entrances into the 27-kilometre long cave system that drains Kingsdale in North Yorkshire, England. Its entrance is a shaft some 27 metres long, 10 metres wide, and at the southern end 72 metres deep. Rowten Pot is situated 670 feet northeast of Simpson Pot.
Aquamole Pot
Cave
Aquamole Pot is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It was originally discovered by cave divers who negotiated 168 metres of sump passage from Rowten Pot in 1974, to enter a high aven above the river passage. Aquamole Pot is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Simpson Pot.
Swinsto Cave
Cave
Swinsto Cave is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It leads into Kingsdale Master Cave and it is popular with cavers as it is possible to descend by abseiling down the pitches, retrieving the rope each time, and exiting through Valley Entrance of Kingsdale Master Cave at the base of the hill. Swinsto Cave is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Simpson Pot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scar End and Chapel-le-Dale.
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 2 miles south of Simpson Pot.
Chapel-le-Dale
Hamlet
Chapel-le-Dale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a valley of the same name, and was previously in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Chapel-le-Dale is situated 2½ miles east of Simpson Pot.
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 southwest of Simpson Pot.
Simpson Pot
- Category: landform
- Location: Thornton in Lonsdale, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.19631° or 54° 11′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.46693° or 2° 28′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C6V5GWM+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 6898792464OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q7521132
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In Other Languages
“Simpson Pot” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “سيمبسون بوت”
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Highlights include Rowten Cave and Rowten Pot (Eyehole Entrance).
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Simpson Pot”. Photo: Langcliffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.