Axbridge Caving Group                    Journal  - April 2005
Cover Editorial/Index Carcass Cave Conversion of a Cap Lamp Rules of Caving
Caving with Spirit Hunters ACG AGM 2005 Templeton 2005 Mining On Shute Shelve Hill ACG 55th Celebration Dinner
The Lost Cave of Axbridge  
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The crawl to the dig face

Way Ahead

The walk up the hill from the farm usually puts most people off after a couple of visits so there are only a few people willing to dig making the removal of spoil difficult. Also hauling the spoil from the end of the 10m long crawl to the dig is becoming difficult. This year we are proposing to lay scaffolding planks on the floor of this crawl and also to make a trolley that will hold a dig bucket which will much improve the rate of spoil extraction.

Conclusions – Is this the site of The Lost Cave of Axbridge?

The History seems to point in that direction –

  • Located at the end of the track
  • A dry stone wall at the start of the Rift
  • A collapse at the end of the Rift
  • A railway track installed indicating a large amount of extraction (possibly underground)
  • Very large water worn scallops in the Rift wall and also underground

Finally

Of course only digging will locate The Lost Cave of Axbridge.

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