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Jingling Pot

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Jingling Pot is a cave in the United Kingdom.

Jingling Pot, caves in North West England

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station
Ribblehead · 6.7 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Jingling Pot is a named cave entrance in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 54.2003°, -2.4628°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.

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Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: Whernside SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Jingling Pot is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. Located adjacent to Jingling Beck, it is a lenticular-shaped 45-metre (148 ft) deep shaft that descends straight from the surface. At the bottom the rift extends to the north and descends steeply into a further chamber, at the end of which the initials of the original explorers may be seen scratched into the rock. A narrow shaft in this second chamber drops into a complex of small crawls and rifts, which approach close to a passage in the One-armed Bandit Series of Aquamole Pot. A second set of shafts descend parallel to the surface shaft. These can be entered through a rock window a little way below the entrance.

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Background

History

The first reference to Jingling Pot was by John Covel (1638-1722) who wrote in a description of his travels that he was "particularly pleased with Gingling Cove and Reeking Cove near Ingleton, which outdoe Oakey Hole in Somersetshire, and all the wonders of the Peak". The next reference appeared in verse in Thomas Dixon's A Description of the Environs of Ingleborough of 1781:<blockquote>"Near which are seen the clefts of GINGLING-COVE<br />The form and depth the curious ne'er could prove;<br />The falling stones from rock to rock rebound,<br />The dark abyss returns a tinkling sound." </blockquote> A more prosaic description was provided by John Hutton in 1784 in an Appendix to Thomas…

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Coordinates
54.2003, -2.4628
Parish
Thornton in Lonsdale
Postcode
LA6 3PH
Parliamentary constituency
Skipton and Ripon
Nearest railway station
Ribblehead6.7 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Jingling Pot?
Jingling Pot is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA6 3PH), in the parish of Thornton in Lonsdale.
Is Jingling Pot a protected site?
Yes — Jingling Pot is part of the Whernside SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Is Jingling Pot free to visit?
Yes, Jingling Pot is free to enter.
How do I get to Jingling Pot?
The nearest railway station is Ribblehead, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA6 3PH.