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running of a tap, others copious as a mill-race, hurl themselves
into the boiling cavity, which, unable to carry off the deluge,
is sometimes full, and flows over its bounds.
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Jingle Pot
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GINGLE POT is a natural chasm in the bed of the rock, about 23
yards long, 3 yards broad, and 16 yards deep, 200 yards south of
Weathercote. At its southren (sic) extremity is a passage leading
to the stream, which loses itself in that cave. When a stone is
cast down, it produces a peculiarly hollow and gingling sound,
from which, as in the case of Gingling Cave in Gregareth, it
derives its name. During floods, the water boils out of this
hole. It is situated at the foot of a precipice, and is hidden
from view by trees.
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Hurtle Pot
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HURTLE POT is a dismal, gloomy hole surrounded on all sides with
perpendicular rocks, which overhang a deep dark pool of water.
The descent to the edge of this pool is by a steep and slippery
path; and whenever you speak, or throw in a pebble, your ears are
assailed by uncommon noises, whilst your nostrils are affected by
unpleasant odours from the ramps and other weeds that grow
plentifully about its sides, and the rank vapours that exhale
from the black abyss beneath. The depth of the pool, by accurate
measurement, is 27 feet. A curious phenomenon occurs in this
cavern, caused by the glutting of water against the surface of
rocks, after heavy rains. A singular noise is heard to proceed
from the surface of the water, which the country folks call 'The
Hurtlepot Boggart,' or the 'Fairy Churn.'
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Chapel-le-Dale
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THE CHAPEL-I'-TH'-DALE is 80 yards below Hurtle Pot. This church
in the wilderness is a very humble structure, and its situation
is so beautifully described by the erudite author of 'The Doctor'
- now known,
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gazetteer links
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-- "Chapel-i'-th'-Dale" -- Chapel-le-Dale
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-- "Gatekirk Cave" -- Gatekirk Cave
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-- "Hurtle Pot" -- Hurtle Pot
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-- "Gingle Pot" -- Jingle Pot
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-- "Weathercote Cave" -- Weathercoate Cave
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