Pierre's Pot

Pierre's Pot is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England.

Pierre's Pot
Pierre's Pot entrance
Location	Burrington Combe, Somerset, UK
OS grid	ST 47635837
Coordinates	51°19′19″N 2°45′11″W
Depth	47 metres (154 ft)
Length	985 metres (3,232 ft)
Geology	Carboniferous limestone[1]
Entrances	1
Hazards
Access	Free
Registry	Mendip Cave Registry[2]

The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift. There is an active streamway and sump which, following a 15 m (49 ft) dive, leads to another streamway and a number of passages.[3]

The derivation of the cave's name is from one of the nicknames of Mike "Fish" Jeanmaire of the Axbridge Caving Group in the early 1960s.[4]

See also

Caves of the Mendip Hills

References

1. Farrant, Andrew. "Burrington Combe". Foundations of the Mendips website. Foundations of the Mendips. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
2. "Pierre's Pot". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
3. Irwin, David John; Knibbs, Anthony J. (1999). Mendip Underground: A Cavers Guide. Bat Products. ISBN 0-9536103-0-6.
4. Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-0-9500433-6-4.