Shatter Cave has been described as being one of the finest decorated caves in Britain in terms of their sheer abundance of pure white and translucent calcite deposits.[2][4] The floor of Diesel Chamber includes some fine gours, Helicite Rift contains heligmites and a stalactite curtain, and Pillar Chamber contains a 3 metres (10 ft) high white pillar as well as one of the finest crystalline gour floors in Great Britain. Tor Chamber, Portcullis Grottoes and Pisa Passage are also highly decorated.[5]
Access
The Fairy Caves Management Committee administers the access to this cave on behalf of the quarry owners. In order to protect the calcite formations, novices are not allowed to enter Shatter Cave.[5]
^ ab"St. Dunstan's Well Catchment" (PDF). English Nature. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
^Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club. p. 93. ISBN978-0-9500433-6-4.
^Moseley, Gina (2005), A Study into the Microclimatology of Shatter Cave, southwest England with comparison to Uamh an Tartair, northwest Scotland, presented to the British Cave Research Association.
^ abIrwin, David John; Knibbs, Anthony J. (1999). Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide. Bat Products. ISBN0-9536103-0-6. – which also contains a detailed description of the cave.
shatter, cave, cave, fairy, cave, quarry, near, stoke, michael, limestone, mendip, hills, somerset, england, falls, within, dunstan, well, catchment, site, special, scientific, interest, pillar, chamber, locationstoke, michael, ukos, gridst65734753geologylimes. Shatter Cave is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills in Somerset England 1 It falls within the St Dunstan s Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest 2 Shatter CavePillar Chamber Shatter CaveLocationStoke St Michael UKOS gridST65734753GeologyLimestoneRegistryMendip Cave Registry 1 The name commemorates the damage done by blasting in the quarry to some of the decoration within the cave 3 Contents 1 Description 2 Access 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription EditShatter Cave has been described as being one of the finest decorated caves in Britain in terms of their sheer abundance of pure white and translucent calcite deposits 2 4 The floor of Diesel Chamber includes some fine gours Helicite Rift contains heligmites and a stalactite curtain and Pillar Chamber contains a 3 metres 10 ft high white pillar as well as one of the finest crystalline gour floors in Great Britain Tor Chamber Portcullis Grottoes and Pisa Passage are also highly decorated 5 Access EditThe Fairy Caves Management Committee administers the access to this cave on behalf of the quarry owners In order to protect the calcite formations novices are not allowed to enter Shatter Cave 5 See also EditCaves of the Mendip HillsReferences Edit a b Shatter Cave Mendip Cave Registry amp Archive a b St Dunstan s Well Catchment PDF English Nature Retrieved 20 July 2006 Witcombe Richard 2009 Who was Aveline anyway Mendip s Cave Names Explained 2nd ed Priddy Wessex Cave Club p 93 ISBN 978 0 9500433 6 4 Moseley Gina 2005 A Study into the Microclimatology of Shatter Cave southwest England with comparison to Uamh an Tartair northwest Scotland presented to the British Cave Research Association a b Irwin David John Knibbs Anthony J 1999 Mendip Underground A Cavers Guide Bat Products ISBN 0 9536103 0 6 which also contains a detailed description of the cave External links Edit Shatter Cave Mendip Cave Registry amp Archive 51 13 33 N 2 29 32 W 51 2259 N 2 4921 W 51 2259 2 4921 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shatter Cave amp oldid 1082185330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
