Sherlock’s Pit
Sherlock’s Pit is a cave in Accompong, Saint Elizabeth. Sherlock’s Pit is situated nearby to Robber Cave, as well as near the cave Esaw’s Ravine Pits.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Accompong and Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come.
Accompong
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Accompong is a historical Maroon village located in the hills of St. Elizabeth Parish on the island of Jamaica. It is located in Cockpit Country, where Jamaican Maroons established a fortified stronghold in the hilly terrain in the 17th century.
Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come
Locality
Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come is a village in the Cockpit Country of western Jamaica. It is now a part of a district called Aberdeen, Jamaica, in the north-east section of Saint Elizabeth Parish, and is not extinct, as was originally believed. Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come is situated 7 km northeast of Sherlock’s Pit.
Maggotty
Village
Maggotty is a settlement in Jamaica. It had a population of 1,335 as of 2009. Maggotty was a bauxite mining town in the 1960s and 1970s. The Revere bauxite plant polluted the Black River, Jamaica's longest river. Maggotty is situated 8 km south of Sherlock’s Pit.
Sherlock’s Pit
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Accompong, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.22689° or 18° 13′ 37″ northLongitude
-77.75527° or 77° 45′ 19″ westOpen location code
77C466GV+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 7078683128OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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