| White Scar Caves | |
| Photo Width: | 220 |
| Location: | Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England |
| Length: | 6.5km (04miles) |
| Grid Ref Uk: | SD 7128 7452 |
| Discovery: | 1923 |
| Geology: | Carboniferous limestone |
| Entrance Count: | 2 |
| Access: | Show cave |
| Map: | United Kingdom Yorkshire Dales |
| Map Width: | 220 |
| Coordinates: | 54.1656°N -2.4413°W |
| Elevation: | 259m (850feet) |
| Hazards: | Water |
| Show Cave: | Opened 1925 |
| Show Cave Length: | 1600m (5,200feet) |
| Survey: | cavemaps.org |
White Scar Caves is a show cave in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England, under Ingleborough in the Chapel-le-Dale valley of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is a solutional resurgence cave formed in Carboniferous limestone, some 6km (04miles) long.
It was first explored in August 1923 by two amateur geologists, Christopher Long[1] [2] and J.H. Churchill, but there have been further discoveries since then, including "The Battlefield", one of the largest known cave chambers in Great Britain at 90m (300feet) long.[3] Originally accessed through a vertical boulder choke, an access tunnel has been cut to include it on the visitor trail.
The system is open as a show cave. The entrance is from the Ribblehead to Ingleton road on the west of Ingleborough; tours are run throughout the year. The visitor facilities include a shop and café.