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    Post Cathedral Cavern & Caves, Cumbria, June 2012

    The Cathedral

    I've been meaning to re-visit and photograph this set of caves for a while now and the recent weather spurred me on to get underground where its not so wet!

    Bit of Wiki history-

    Cathedral Quarries, a set of disused inter-linked quarries for green slate, is above the valley in Atkinson Coppice. The quarry site is now managed by the National Trust and can be entered by the public. It features various chambers and tunnels, including one which is 400 feet (120 m) long. The quarry's main attraction, 'The Cathedral', is a 40-foot (12 m) high main chamber lit by two windows with a huge rock pillar supporting the roof. Some of the quarry smaller chambers are closed off for safety or have already collapsed. The quarry features at least 25 named rock climbing routes that are graded Extreme and are 30–40 m long. The spoil heaps from these mines form large banks where silver birch and larch now grow.
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    Cathedral and its Pillar



    Entrance tunnel



    Main Cavern









    Out!




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    Default Re: Cathedral Cavern & Caves, Cumbria, June 2012

    Looks massove! Lovely stuff as per


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    Default Re: Cathedral Cavern & Caves, Cumbria, June 2012

    I go to cumbria quite frequently, where abouts is this?

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    Default Re: Cathedral Cavern & Caves, Cumbria, June 2012

    mmmm a cave i might actually go in. I hate tight, dark places.......lol

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    Default Re: Cathedral Cavern & Caves, Cumbria, June 2012

    Its huuuggge!
    Really good set of shots there.
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    Default Re: Cathedral Cavern & Caves, Cumbria, June 2012

    Looks a good mooch etcs
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    Default Re: Cathedral Cavern & Caves, Cumbria, June 2012

    Excellent report Deviant...looks fabz
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    Default Re: Cathedral Cavern & Caves, Cumbria, June 2012

    Cheers guys, its an impressive spot! Above and below ground, some of the climbing routes are unbelievable!

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    I go to cumbria quite frequently, where abouts is this?
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    Default Re: Cathedral Cavern & Caves, Cumbria, June 2012

    Like it


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