Sludge Pit Hole

Sludge Pit Hole is a cave in Priddy, Mendip District, England. Sludge Pit Hole is situated nearby to the archaeological site Priddy Nine Barrows, as well as near the cave Swildon’s Hole.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mendips and Swildon’s Hole.

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.

Swildon's Hole is an extensive cave in Priddy, Somerset. At 9,144 metres in length, it is the longest cave on the Mendip Hills. It has been found to be connected to Priddy Green Sink and forms part of the Priddy Caves Site of Special Scientific Interest. Swildon’s Hole is situated 1,900 feet west of Sludge Pit Hole.

Eastwater Cavern

Cave

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. Eastwater Cavern is situated 2,100 feet south of Sludge Pit Hole.

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 2½ miles south of Sludge Pit Hole.

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 Sludge Pit Hole.

Sludge Pit Hole

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Priddy, Mendip District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.25856° or 51° 15′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.66505° or 2° 39′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C3V785M+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 894417733

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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