| Swinsto Cave | |
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| Swinsto Hole | |
 A caver descending Spout Pitch in Swinsto Cave | |
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| Location | Kingsdale, North Yorkshire |
| OS grid | SD 6938 7753[1] |
| Coordinates | 54°11.559′N 2°28.239′W / 54.192650°N 2.470650°W |
| Depth | 131 metres (430 ft) [1] |
| Length | 914 metres (2,999 ft)[1] |
| Elevation | 384 metres (1,260 ft)[1] |
| Discovery | before 1890 |
| Geology | Carboniferous limestone |
| Entrances | 3 (including Simpson Pot and Turbary Pot) |
| Difficulty | Grade 4[1] |
| Hazards | water, verticality |
| Access | Free |
| Cave survey | On Cavemapper |
Swinsto Cave is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It leads into Kingsdale Master Cave and it is popular with cavers as it is possible to descend by abseiling down the pitches, retrieving the rope each time, and exiting through Valley Entrance of Kingsdale Master Cave at the base of the hill. It is part of a 27-kilometre (17 mi) long cave system that drains both flanks of Kingsdale.[2]
- ^ a b c d e Allshorn, Sam; Swire, Paul (2017). Northern Caves. The Three Counties System and the North-West. Leeds: High Mead. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-1-5272-1095-0.
- ^ Wilton-Jones, Tarquin. "Longest Caves". Retrieved 24 December 2018.