Rowten Pot
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.Photo: Goatchurch, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simpson Pot and Aquamole Pot.
Simpson Pot
Cave
Photo: Langcliffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Simpson Pot is situated 670 feet southwest of Rowten 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 1,100 feet north of Rowten Pot.
Jingling Pot
Cave
Jingling Pot is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. Located adjacent to Jingling Beck, it is a lenticular-shaped 45-metre deep shaft that descends straight from the surface. Jingling Pot is situated 1,200 feet north of Rowten 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 Rowten 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 Rowten Pot.
Masongill
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Rowten Pot.
Rowten Pot
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in the parish of Thorton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Thornton in Lonsdale, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.19707° or 54° 11′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.46406° or 2° 27′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C6V5GWP+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1198937625OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q7372295
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In Other Languages
“Rowten Pot” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “روتين بوت”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rowten Pot (Eyehole Entrance) and Rowten Cave.
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