button to main menu  Otley's Guide 1823 (8th edn 1849)

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[en]trances, one north and another south. There is another passage from the south-west, which has been likened to an orchestra. The main branch of the Greet runs through this cave. The stalactites and stalagmites are in the greatest profusion and perfection. The whole surface of the roof is hung with grotesque shapes in stone; and the ledge on the western side is like an image-maker's shop, so full is it of stalagmites of every variety of form. There are several alleys branching off the main passage. The water issues from the cavern in a deep, clear, and strong stream, and is broken into a succession of cascades and eddies, shaded by weeping willows and mountain ash, until it loses itself amongst the group of rocks.
  Great Douk Cave?
DOUK CAVE is similar to Weathercote, but not heightened by anything so vast or sublime. It is longer and wider, but not so deep; and it lack sthe grand feature of the latter, the waterfall, though there is a small cascade issuing from the cavern. To get into this cavern, it is necessary to climb up the face of the cascade; and you find yourself in a long narrow passage with a lofty roof.
  Katnot Cave
CATKNOT HOLE is a small cavern about three miles and a half from Gearstones. It is situated at the foot of the Great Colm or Cam. The river Ribble runs past the mouth of this cave; and its romantic cascades and precipices are worthy of observation.
  Alum Pot
ALUM POT lies half a mile south-west of the village of Selside, It is a most awful looking abyss, at least 50 yards in circumference, and has been measured to the depth of 165 feet, or 55 yards, 43 feet of which were in water, and that, too, in a very dry season.
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