Pierre's Pot Explained

Pierre's Pot
Location:Burrington Combe, Somerset, UK
Geology:Carboniferous limestone[1]
Entrance Count:1
Registry:Mendip Cave Registry[2]
Map:Somerset
Coordinates:51.322°N -2.7529°W
Grid Ref Uk:ST 47635837
Access:Free

Pierre's Pot is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.

The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift. There is an active streamway and sump which, following a 15m (49feet) dive, leads to another streamway and a number of passages.[3]

The derivation of the cave's name is from one of the nicknames of Mike "Fish" Jeanmaire of the Axbridge Caving Group in the early 1960s.[4]

See also

Caves of the Mendip Hills

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farrant. Andrew. Burrington Combe. Foundations of the Mendips website. Foundations of the Mendips. 2 July 2013.
  2. 33 . Pierre's Pot . 2011-11-03.
  3. Book: Irwin . David John . Knibbs . Anthony J. . Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide . 1999 . Bat Products . 0-9536103-0-6 .
  4. Book: Witcombe, Richard. Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained. 2009. Wessex Cave Club. Priddy. 2nd. 130–131. 978-0-9500433-6-4.