CONTENTS

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[The Cave District of the Mendips]1
[The Cheddar Group of Caverns]16
[Antiquity of the Caves of Mendip]21
[Cave Exploring as a Sport]32
[Exploring Wookey Hole]45
[Strenuous Days in the Eastwater Swallet]60
[Swildon's Hole]70
[The Great Cavern at Cheddar]82
[Five Caverns at Cheddar]91
[The Burrington Caverns]99
[The Coral Cave at Compton Bishop]106
[Lamb's Lair]115
[A Cave in the Quantocks]123
[Cave Exploring at Abergele]127
[Cave Discoveries on the Welsh Border]133
[The Exploration of Stump Cross Cavern]138
[Swallet-Hunting in Derbyshire]144
[Exploring New Caves in Derbyshire]152
[A Visit to Mitchelstown Cave]159
[Index]169

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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[Map of the Mendip District of Somerset],
showing Swallets, Caves, and Outlets 5
[The Great Gorge of Cheddar] 16
Photo by Dawkes & Partridge, Wells.
[Romano-British Pottery, Coins, Human]
Remains, etc., Wookey Hole Cave 22
Photo by H. E. Balch.
[Hyæna Den and Badger Hole, Wookey Hole] 23
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Plan and Section of Wookey Hole Cavern] 25
By H. E. Balch.
[The Great Swallet on Bishop's Lot, Priddy] 28
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[St. Andrew's Well, Wells] 29
Photo by H. E. Balch.
[Profile of the "Witch of Wookey,"]
Wookey Hole Cavern 46
Photo by H. E. Balch.
[Among the Pools, Wookey Hole Cavern] 47
Photo by H. E. Balch.
[Mass of Stalagmite, Wookey Hole] 48
Photo by H. E. Balch.
[In the First Chamber, Wookey Hole Cavern] 49
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Stalactite Terrace, Wookey Hole] 50
Photo by H. E. Balch.
[Great River Chamber, Wookey Hole] 51
Photo by Dawkes & Partridge, Wells.
[Second Great Chamber, Wookey Hole] 52
Photo by Dawkes & Partridge, Wells.
[Entrance of Third Chamber, Wookey Hole] 53
Photo by Dawkes & Partridge, Wells.
[Stalactite Grotto: New Chambers],
Wookey Hole Cave 54
Photo by H. E. Balch.
[Stalactite Grotto, Wookey Hole] 55
Photo by Claude Blee.
[Stalactite Pillars, Wookey Hole] 56
Photo by Claude Blee.
[New Stalactite Grotto, Wookey Hole] 57
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[The Grille: New Chambers, Wookey Hole] 58
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[The Source of the Axe, Wookey Hole] 59
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Entrance to Great Cavern of Eastwater] 62
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Section of Eastwater Cavern] 63
By H. E. Balch.
[The Descent of Eastwater Cavern],
the Second Vertical Drop 64
From Sketch by H. E. Balch.
[The Great Canyon, Eastwater Cavern] 65
From Sketch by H. E. Balch.
[Entrance of Swildon's Hole] 72
Photo by M. Martel.
[Waterfall, Swildon's Hole] 73
Photo by H. E. Balch.
[Entrance of Stalactite Chamber],
Swildon's Hole 78
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Stalactite Curtains, Swildon's Hole] 79
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Stalactite Chamber, Swildon's Hole] 80
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Stalagmite Pillars in Gough's Great Cavern] 84
Photo by Gough, Cheddar.
[The Pillars of Solomon's Temple],
Gough's Caves, Cheddar 85
Photo by Gough, Cheddar.
[Organ Pipes, Gough's Caves, Cheddar] 86
Photo by Gough, Cheddar.
["Niagara," A Stalagmite Fall],
Gough's Cave, Cheddar 87
Photo by M. Martel.
[In Cox's Cavern at Cheddar] 92
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Great Rift Cavern, Cheddar Gorge] 93
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Entrance to Lamb's Lair, Harptree] 116
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Plan and Section of the Great Cavern]
of Lamb's Lair 117
By H. E. Balch.
[The "Beehive" Chamber, Lamb's Lair] 118
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Stalactite Wall, Lamb's Lair] 119
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Entrance to Great Chamber, Lamb's Lair] 120
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[Largest Chamber in Somerset],
Lamb's Lair, Harptree 121
From Sketch by H. E. Balch.
[Stalactites in Entrance Gallery],
Lamb's Lair 122
Photo by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
[The Ogo, near Abergele] 128
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[Inside the Ogo, near Abergele] 129
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[In the Ogo, near Abergele] 130
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[A pre-Glacial Cave, Llandulas] 132
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[On the Ceiriog] 134
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[Upper Ceiriog Cave] 135
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[Lower Ceiriog Cavern] 136
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[In Stump Cross Cavern] 140
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[The Pillar, Stump Cross Cavern] 141
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[The Chapel: Stump Cross Cavern] 142
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[Ricklow Cave in Flood] 156
Photo by G. D. Williams.
[A Great Pillar: Mitchelstown Cavern] 160
Photo by E. A. Baker.
[A Fairy Lantern: Mitchelstown Cavern] 161
Photo by E. A. Baker.

THE NETHERWORLD OF MENDIP