Ireby Fell Cavern - Notts Pot

Cave details

   
Length:
11.5 km
Vertical range:
183 m
Region:
Northern Dales

This cave is almost connected to Lost Johns Cave. The Ireby fell entrance enters a series of pitches leading to a semi-circular shaped main stream passage. Two sumps must be passed (the first can be pumped or bypassed, but the second is divers only, sorry) to enter Notts Pot. Notts Pot has entrances leading to what must be the most complex vertical maze in Britain with several choices of routes. Most routes eventually reach the sump which leads into the well decorated Notts 2 with its terminal sump, and alternative dry entrance. This almost connects with Lost Johns, and will almost certainly soon become just another part of the extensive Lancaster - Easegill - Pipikin - Lost Johns system. A partial online description is available.