Top Sink
| Area: | Ease Gill |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 4 |
| NGR: | SD68038111 |
| Lat/long: | 54.2247, -2.49184 |
| Elevation: | 343m |
| Length: | 4.65km (Included in Ease Gill Caverns total) |
| Depth: | 77m |
| Rock Type: | Great Scar Limestone |
Warning
Entrance Series and pitches become impassable in wet weather.
Access
CNCC
Exploration
- Explored 1952 NPC
References
| Publication | Title | Club | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 8 | Booth - Eyre Crawl | RRCPC/LCMRS | Moseley, C.M. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 9 | Far East Passage | RRCPC/LCMRS | Moseley, C.M. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 12 | Gypsum Cavern - Easter Grotto | RRCPC/LCMRS | Ashmead, P. & Wilkinson, M. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 13 | Booth Eyre Crawl | RRCPC/LCMRS | Ashmead, P. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 13 | Top Sink Pot | RRCPC/LCMRS | Ashmead, P. |
| CRG Newsletter, number 43, page 10-12 (March/June 1953) | Upper Easegill Caverns- Exploration & survey of the Top Sink, 1952 | NPC | Dunnington, N.J. & Aspin, J. |
| CRG Newsletter, number 43, page 12-14 (March/June 1953) | Upper Easegill Caverns - the Top Sink survey some closed traverses notes & deductions | NPC | Gemmell, A. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 1, page 4-7 (May 1962) | Ease Gill Diary for 1961. | RRCPC | Eyre, J. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 1, page 11 (May 1962) | Casterton Fell | RRCPC | Ashmead, P. |
| ULSA Review, number 4, page 2 (December 1968) | Discoveries in 1968 | ULSA | Rogers, M. |
| RRCPC Journal, number 7, page 53-54 (July 1977) | Stop Press More in Easegill Nagasaki Pays dividends | RRCPC | St. Lawrence, H. |
| ULSA Review, number 15, page 28-31 (August 1979) | The Mayday Seires and more from Easegill Caverns | ULSA | Brook, D. |
| Descent, number 49, page 6-15 (July/August 1981) | Classic caving:- No1 The Greater Easeghyll Traverse | Dave Barker | |
| RRCPC Journal, number 8, page 4-6 (June 1983) | Wisdom Tooth Extension | RRCPC | Crellin, D. |
| The Caver - NCC Journal, page 34-35 (1989) | Easegill - Rock of Ages Passage | NCC | Thorp, J. |
| ULSA Explorations Journal II, page 120-122 (August 1989) | Section 12, Easegill, Top Sink | ULSA | Monico, P. |
| Caves & Caving, number 59, page 18 (Spring 1993) | Limerick Passage, Easegill Caverns | RRCPC | |
| RRCPC Journal, page 49 (June 1997) | The 70's - Fukuyama | RRCPC | StLawrence, H. |
| RRCPC Journal, page 58 (June 1997) | The 80's - Wisdom Tooth Extension | RRCPC | Hall, A. |
| RRCPC Journal, page 60 (June 1997) | The 80's - Depot 1.5 | RRCPC | Hall, A. |
| Descent, number 197, page 10 (Aug/Sept 2007) | Squirming in Wisdom Tooth | RRCPC | Lieberman, S. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 163-165 (2009) | Top Sink | RRCPC | Duffy, R. & Lieberman, S. |
| Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 169 (2009) | Thackray's Passage Oxbow | RRCPC | Duffy, R. & Lieberman, S. |
| Descent, number 221, page 8 (Aug 2011) | Conservation in Easter Grotto | RRCPC | Duffy, R. |
References
RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 8
Title: Booth - Eyre Crawl
Club: RRCPC/LCMRS
Author: Moseley, C.M.
RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 9
Title: Far East Passage
Club: RRCPC/LCMRS
Author: Moseley, C.M.
RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 12
Title: Gypsum Cavern - Easter Grotto
Club: RRCPC/LCMRS
Author: Ashmead, P. & Wilkinson, M.
RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 13
Title: Booth Eyre Crawl
Club: RRCPC/LCMRS
Author: Ashmead, P.
RRCPC Journal, number 4, page 13
Title: Top Sink Pot
Club: RRCPC/LCMRS
Author: Ashmead, P.
CRG Newsletter, number 43, page 10-12 (March/June 1953)
Title: Upper Easegill Caverns- Exploration & survey of the Top Sink, 1952
Club: NPC
Author: Dunnington, N.J. & Aspin, J.
CRG Newsletter, number 43, page 12-14 (March/June 1953)
Title: Upper Easegill Caverns - the Top Sink survey some closed traverses notes & deductions
Club: NPC
Author: Gemmell, A.
RRCPC Journal, number 1, page 4-7 (May 1962)
Title: Ease Gill Diary for 1961.
Club: RRCPC
Author: Eyre, J.
RRCPC Journal, number 1, page 11 (May 1962)
Title: Casterton Fell
Club: RRCPC
Author: Ashmead, P.
ULSA Review, number 4, page 2 (December 1968)
Title: Discoveries in 1968
Club: ULSA
Author: Rogers, M.
RRCPC Journal, number 7, page 53-54 (July 1977)
Title: Stop Press More in Easegill Nagasaki Pays dividends
Club: RRCPC
Author: St. Lawrence, H.
ULSA Review, number 15, page 28-31 (August 1979)
Title: The Mayday Seires and more from Easegill Caverns
Club: ULSA
Author: Brook, D.
Descent, number 49, page 6-15 (July/August 1981)
Title: Classic caving:- No1 The Greater Easeghyll Traverse
Author: Dave Barker
RRCPC Journal, number 8, page 4-6 (June 1983)
Title: Wisdom Tooth Extension
Club: RRCPC
Author: Crellin, D.
The Caver - NCC Journal, page 34-35 (1989)
Title: Easegill - Rock of Ages Passage
Club: NCC
Author: Thorp, J.
ULSA Explorations Journal II, page 120-122 (August 1989)
Title: Section 12, Easegill, Top Sink
Club: ULSA
Author: Monico, P.
Caves & Caving, number 59, page 18 (Spring 1993)
Title: Limerick Passage, Easegill Caverns
Club: RRCPC
RRCPC Journal, page 49 (June 1997)
Title: The 70's - Fukuyama
Club: RRCPC
Author: StLawrence, H.
RRCPC Journal, page 58 (June 1997)
Title: The 80's - Wisdom Tooth Extension
Club: RRCPC
Author: Hall, A.
RRCPC Journal, page 60 (June 1997)
Title: The 80's - Depot 1.5
Club: RRCPC
Author: Hall, A.
Descent, number 197, page 10 (Aug/Sept 2007)
Title: Squirming in Wisdom Tooth
Club: RRCPC
Author: Lieberman, S.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 163-165 (2009)
Title: Top Sink
Club: RRCPC
Author: Duffy, R. & Lieberman, S.
Journal of the RRCPC, number 10, page 169 (2009)
Title: Thackray's Passage Oxbow
Club: RRCPC
Author: Duffy, R. & Lieberman, S.
Descent, number 221, page 8 (Aug 2011)
Title: Conservation in Easter Grotto
Club: RRCPC
Author: Duffy, R.
