Rhino Rift | |
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Location | Charterhouse, Somerset, UK |
OS grid | ST48475557 |
Coordinates | 51°17′49″N 2°44′25″W / 51.296958°N 2.740387°W |
Depth | 147 metres (482 ft) |
Length | 253 metres (830 ft) |
Discovery | 1971 |
Geology | Limestone |
Entrances | 1 |
Hazards | Loose boulders |
Access | Restricted |
Registry | Mendip Cave Registry[1] |
Rhino Rift is a cave near Charterhouse, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI.
It is 253 m in length and reaches a depth of 147 m.[2]
The cave was discovered in 1971 after a successful dig by members of the Wessex Cave Club.[3] Previous digging by the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society had unearthed remains of extinct animals, hence the cave's name.[4]
The cave is locked and access is controlled by the Charterhouse Caving Company.