Upper Hackergill Cave
| Area: | Dentdale |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 3 |
| NGR: | SD74058617 |
| Lat/long: | 54.2705, -2.39995 |
| Elevation: | 197m |
| Length: | 835 m (Total length of Ibbeth Peril 1 and 2, Broadfield Caves and Upper Hackergill Cave is 3.8km) |
| Depth: | 38m (To sump level in Ibbeth Peril 1) |
| Rock Type: | Great Scar Limestone |
Access
Hacker Gill Head.
Exploration
- Explored 1969 BSA
- Extended 1995 DHSS
References
| Publication | Title | Club | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULSA Review, number 6, page 2 (April 1970) | Discoveries and Extensions | BSA | Crabtree, H. |
| Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 4, page 231 (Nov 1970) | Local News and discoveries | BSA | Mellor, D. |
| Journal of the KCC, number 5, page 6-8 (January 1970) | The Caves of the River Dee | KCC | Yeadon, J.A. |
| Journal of the British Speleological Association, volume 6, number 46, page 9-17 (August 1971) | Dentdale - Present and Future. | Long, H. | |
| Caves & Caving, number 69, page 6 (Autumn 1995) | Ibbet peril 'grows' again | DHSS | |
| Descent, number 127, page 9 (Dec/Jan 1995) | News from Dentdale | DHSS | |
| Descent, number 126, page 11 (Oct/Nov 1995) | Ibbeth Peril system | DHSS | |
| Descent, number 131, page 24-25 (Aug/Sept 1996) | Under Dentdale | DHSS | Pete Allwright et al. |
References
ULSA Review, number 6, page 2 (April 1970)
Title: Discoveries and Extensions
Club: BSA
Author: Crabtree, H.
Journal of the CPC, volume 4, number 4, page 231 (Nov 1970)
Title: Local News and discoveries
Club: BSA
Author: Mellor, D.
Journal of the KCC, number 5, page 6-8 (January 1970)
Title: The Caves of the River Dee
Club: KCC
Author: Yeadon, J.A.
Journal of the British Speleological Association, volume 6, number 46, page 9-17 (August 1971)
Title: Dentdale - Present and Future.
Author: Long, H.
Caves & Caving, number 69, page 6 (Autumn 1995)
Title: Ibbet peril 'grows' again
Club: DHSS
Descent, number 127, page 9 (Dec/Jan 1995)
Title: News from Dentdale
Club: DHSS
Descent, number 126, page 11 (Oct/Nov 1995)
Title: Ibbeth Peril system
Club: DHSS
Descent, number 131, page 24-25 (Aug/Sept 1996)
Title: Under Dentdale
Club: DHSS
Author: Pete Allwright et al.
