Cave in Somerset, England
Rhino Rift is a cave near Charterhouse , in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills , in Somerset , England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI.
It is 253 m in length and reaches a depth of 147 m.[ 2]
The cave was discovered in 1971 after a successful dig by members of the Wessex Cave Club .[ 3] Previous digging by the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society had unearthed remains of extinct animals, hence the cave's name.[ 4]
The cave is locked and access is controlled by the Charterhouse Caving Company .
Further reading
D. T. Donovan, R. D. Stride & A. M. Ap Simon, Rhino Rift Log: A record of the excavations from 9 Nov 1947 to 13 June 1948 (Excavation log including plans & sections, MS in 19 cm 8vo notebook), library of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society[ 5]
See also
References
^ "Rhino Rift" . Mendip Cave Registry & Archive. Retrieved 30 March 2012 .
^ "Mendip" . UK and Ireland Cave Lengths and Depths . Retrieved 18 February 2007 .
^ Audsley, A., 1971. The history of the present dig at Rhino Rift. WCC Jnl 11 (134) pp236-240.
^ Donovan,D.T., 1951. Report on Rhino Rift. UBSS Proceedings, 6(2), pp 213-0
^ Transactions of the Cave Research Group of Great Britain , vol. 14 (1972), p. 191
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