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Whernside
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“Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England. It is the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, the other two being Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent. It is the highest point in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire and the historic West Riding of Yorkshire with the summit lying…”
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Atlas ObscuraAug 21

Jingling Pot in England

Jingling Pot is one of the most popular vertical cave systems in the West Kingsdale area of Yorkshire. The cave, or as is known locally, pothole (pit cave in American English), is on the flanks of one of Yorkshires finest mountains, Wherneside. It is about 145 feet deep and explorers have the option of a direct abseil (rappel) descent down the main shaft or, a traverse, a few feet from the top…

One of Yorkshire's finest mountains.

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  • Jingling PotSightLocated adjacent to Jingling Beck, it is a lenticular-shaped 45-metre (148 ft) deep shaft that descends straight from…
  • WhernsideSightOne of Yorkshire's finest mountains.
  • Jingling CaveSightNearby cave where Jingling Brook now enters.
  • Yorkshire Ramblers ClubPlaceOriginal party entered pothole in 1897.
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