St Cuthbert’s Swallet
St. Cuthbert's Swallet is the second longest, and most complex, cave on the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It forms a major part of the Priddy Caves system and water entering this swallet re-emerges at Wookey Hole.
- Cave
- Description: cave in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mendips and Eastwater Cavern.
Mendips
The Mendips are a range of hills in northern Somerset in the south-west of the United Kingdom.
Eastwater Cavern
Cave
Eastwater Cavern is a cave near Priddy in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. Eastwater Cavern is situated 1,500 feet west of St Cuthbert’s Swallet.
Priddy Mineries
Nature reserve
Priddy Mineries is a nature reserve previously run by the Somerset Wildlife Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Priddy and Wookey Hole.
Wookey Hole
Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. Wookey Hole is situated 2 miles southwest of St Cuthbert’s Swallet.
St Cuthbert’s Swallet
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Latitude
51.25171° or 51° 15′ 6″ north
Longitude
-2.65636° or 2° 39′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C3V782V+MF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“St Cuthbert’s Swallet” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “سانت كوثبرت سواليت”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hunter’s Hole and Spoil heaps.
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