Bos Swallet Explained

Bos Swallet
Location:Burrington Combe, Somerset, UK
Discovery:1946
Geology:Limestone
Entrance Count:1
Registry:Mendip Cave Registry[1]
Map:Somerset
Coordinates:51.3219°N -2.7607°W
Grid Ref Uk:ST 47086 58363
Access:Free

Bos Swallet is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.

It is noted for being rather steep, with a length of and a depth of .

The cave was first discovered by schoolboys from the nearby Sidcot School in mid-1947, where they noticed the presence of "bone, flints, and pottery" which was later the site of archeological investigation, and multiple attempts to dig out the cave from 1985 to 1995 which turned up with minimal results.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 6 . Bos Swallet . 2015-04-12.
  2. The exploration of Bos Swallet, Burrington Combe, Somerset. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelæological Society . 1997 . 21 . 1 . A. . Boycott . G.J. . Mullan . J.D. . Walford . 5 May 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240529162758/https://www.ubss.org.uk/resources/proceedings/vol21/UBSS_Proc_21_1_83-89.pdf . May 29, 2024 .