Eastwater Cavern
Eastwater Cavern is a cave near Priddy in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It is also known as Eastwater Swallet. It was first excavated in April 1902 by a team led by Herbert E.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mendips and St Cuthbert’s Swallet.
Mendips
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mendips are a range of hills in northern Somerset in the south-west of the United Kingdom. The area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
St Cuthbert’s Swallet
Cave
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. St Cuthbert’s Swallet is situated 1,500 feet east of Eastwater Cavern.
Priddy Mineries
Nature reserve
Priddy Mineries is a nature reserve previously run by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. It is in the village of Priddy, on the Mendip Hills in Somerset. The reserve lies 3 miles north of Wells and 1.5 miles east of the village of Priddy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Priddy and Wookey Hole.
Priddy
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Priddy is a village in Somerset, England in the Mendip Hills, close to East Harptree and 4 miles north-west of Wells. The village lies in a small hollow near the summit of the Mendip range of hills, at an elevation of 260 metres above sea-level, and has evidence of occupation since Neolithic times.
Wookey Hole
Village
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wookey Hole is a village in Somerset, England. It is the location of the Wookey Hole show caves. Wookey Hole is situated 2 miles south of Eastwater Cavern.
Westbury-sub-Mendip
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Westbury-sub-Mendip is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The village is on the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills, 4 miles from Wells and Cheddar. The parish boundary is formed by the River Axe. Westbury-sub-Mendip is situated 3 miles southwest of Eastwater Cavern.
Eastwater Cavern
- Type: Cave
- Description: limestone cave in Somerset, England
- Category: landform
- Location: Priddy, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.25291° or 51° 15′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.66249° or 2° 39′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C3V783Q+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 894417731OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q5330981
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In Other Languages
“Eastwater Cavern” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ايست ووتر”
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Highlights include Sludge Pit Hole and Priddy Nine Barrows.
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