Mountains & hills · South Wales
Rod's Pot
Rod's Pot — cave in Somerset, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park · 8.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Rod's Pot is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "cave in Somerset, England". Coordinates: 51.3227°, -2.7590°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Burrington Combe SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: MENDIP
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Mendip Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rod's Pot is a limestone cave above Burrington Combe in the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave was first excavated in 1944 by the University of Bristol Spelæological Society. It is one of a line of swallets marking the junction of the Limestone shales with the Carboniferous Limestones where water running off the Old Red Sandstone of Blackdown finds its way underground. Further excavation has now linked Rod's Pot to nearby Bath Swallet. The cave was originally known as Pearce's Pot after Rodney Pearce.
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Background
Description
Rod's Pot is formed mainly of vertical rift passages, probably in the original joints in the limestone which have been enlarged by water action. The north wall of the main chamber is a continuation of the main chamber in Read's Cave, a quarter mile to the west. The entry chamber divides into two passages about 30 ft high and 40 ft long. They merge again at the top of a 50 ft deep vertical pothole which is a dead end. From the top of the pothole a 30 ft long passage leads to the roof of the main chamber. The main chamber is about 70 ft long, 20 ft high and slopes down some 40 ft. It contains a stalagmite pillar formation and several stalactite curtains. A small hole leads to a smaller…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3227, -2.7590
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Churchill
- Postcode
- BS40 7AX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park — 8.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7356086 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rod's Pot (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rod's Pot.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rod's Pot?
- Rod's Pot is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS40 7AX), in the parish of Churchill.
- Is Rod's Pot a protected site?
- Yes — Rod's Pot is part of the Burrington Combe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Rod's Pot free to visit?
- Yes, Rod's Pot is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rod's Pot?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS40 7AX. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.