List of caves in the United Kingdom
This is an incomplete list of caves in the United Kingdom, including information on the largest and deepest caves in the UK.
Longest, deepest and largest
The longest cave system in the UK is the Three Counties System in the Yorkshire Dales, with Template:Convert of passageways. It includes the Ease Gill system, the Notts Pot / Ireby Fell Cavern system, the Lost Johns' Cave system, and the Pippikin Pot system, all of which are connected.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- The deepest cave in Wales and the UK is Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, Template:Convert deep and containing around Template:Convert of passageways.<ref name=ofd>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- The deepest cave in England is the Three Counties System which is Template:Convert deep between the entrance of Large Pot, and the deepest point reached by diving in Gavel Pot.
- The deepest cave in Scotland is Uamh an Claonaite in Assynt, Template:Convert deep. <ref>"Scottish Cave and Mine Database. Grampian Speleological Group</ref>
- The deepest cave in Northern Ireland is Reyfad Pot in County Fermanagh, Template:Convert deep.
A sea cave on the north side of Calder's Geo in Shetland was measured in 2014 at over Template:Convert high and with a floor area of around Template:Convert. This makes it the largest known cave chamber in the United Kingdom.<ref>" 'Biggest cave' is Calders Geo in Shetland at Esha Ness". BBC News. Retrieved 28 August 2014.</ref><ref>"Esha Ness sea cave is 'largest in Britain'". BBC News. Retrieved 28 August 2014.</ref>
A chamber in Reservoir Hole, Cheddar Gorge called “The Frozen Deep” was discovered in 2012 and found to be Template:Convert high and Template:Convert long.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
England
By English caving region. Template:Category see also
Devon
See also Caves in Devon
- Ash Hole Cavern
- Bakers Pit, Buckfastleigh
- Chudleigh Cavern
- Kent's Cavern
- Kitley Show Cave
- Pridhamsleigh Cavern, Ashburton
- Reed's Cave
Mendip Hills
The following are all within Somerset unless otherwise stated. See also Caves of the Mendip Hills.
- Aveline's Hole
- Charterhouse Cave
- Cox's cave
- Eastwater Cavern
- GB Cave
- Goatchurch Cavern
- Gough's Cave
- Lamb Leer
- Longwood Swallet
- Manor Farm Swallet
- Pierre's Pot
- Reservoir Hole
- Rhino Rift
- Shatter Cave
- St Cuthbert's Swallet
- Stoke Lane Slocker
- Swildon's Hole
- Thrupe Lane Swallet
- Wookey Hole Caves
Peak District
The following are all within Derbyshire unless otherwise stated. See also List of caves in the Peak District and List of caves in Derbyshire.
- Blue John Cavern
- Great Masson Cavern
- Great Rutland Cavern
- Oxlow Cavern
- Peak Cavern
- Poole's Cavern
- Speedwell Cavern
- Thor's Cave, Staffordshire
- Titan
- Treak Cliff Cavern
Yorkshire Dales
Other areas
- Alloa Lea Quarry Cave, Northumberland
- Creswell Crags
- Excalibur Pot, North York Moors
- Kirkdale Cave, North York Moors
- Miss Grace's Lane, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
- Mother Ludlam's Cave, Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey
- Dog Hole Cave, Cumbria
- Pate Hole, Cumbria
- Slaughter Stream Cave, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
- Heathery Burn Cave, Stanhope, County Durham
- Pen Park Hole, Bristol
- Clearwell Caves, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Northern Ireland
The following are all within County Fermanagh unless otherwise stated. See also Caves of the Tullybrack and Belmore hills. Template:Category see also
- Badger Pot
- Boho Caves
- Marble Arch Caves
- Noon's Hole
- Portbraddon Cave, County Antrim
- Shannon Cave, County Fermanagh and County Cavan, Republic of Ireland
Scotland
- Calder's Geo, Shetland
- Cleeves Cove Cave, North Ayrshire
- Fingal's Cave, Inner Hebrides
- Smoo Cave, Sutherland
- Uamh An Claonaite, Sutherland
Wales
All in Brecon Beacons unless stated. Template:Category see also
- Cathole Cave, Gower
- Dan yr Ogof
- Ogof Agen Allwedd
- Ogof Craig a Ffynnon
- Ogof Draenen
- Ogof Ffynnon Ddu
- Ogof Hen Ffynhonnau, Flintshire
- Ogof Hesp Alyn, Flintshire
- Ogof Llyn Parc, Wrexham
- Ogof Nadolig, Flintshire
- Ogof y Daren Cilau
- Otter Hole, Gwent
- Porth yr Ogof
See also
- Caving in the United Kingdom
- Geography of the United Kingdom
- List of caves
- List of UK caving fatalities
- Speleology