Pierre's Pot


Pierre's Pot is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.

Pierre's Pot
Pierre's Pot entrance
Map showing the location of Pierre's Pot
Map showing the location of Pierre's Pot
LocationBurrington Combe, Somerset, UK
OS gridST 47635837
Coordinates51°19′19″N 2°45′11″W
Depth47 metres (154 ft)
Length985 metres (3,232 ft)
GeologyCarboniferous limestone[1]
Entrances1
Hazards 
AccessFree
RegistryMendip Cave Registry[2]

The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift. There is an active streamway and sump which, following a 15 m (49 ft) dive, leads to another streamway and a number of passages.[3]

The derivation of the cave's name is from one of the nicknames of Mike "Fish" Jeanmaire of the Axbridge Caving Group in the early 1960s.[4]

See also

Caves of the Mendip Hills

References
  1. Farrant, Andrew. "Burrington Combe". Foundations of the Mendips website. Foundations of the Mendips. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. "Pierre's Pot". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. Irwin, David John; Knibbs, Anthony J. (1999). Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide. Bat Products. ISBN 0-9536103-0-6.
  4. Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0-9500433-6-4.
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