Mendip Caving Group

MCG masthead - image of Departure Lounge, Upper Flood Swallet (c) C Allison 2007

Cave surveys

MCG Cave Surveys

This page is divided into 3 sections:

Surveys in the MCRA scheme

Surveys mot in the MCRA scheme

Upper Flood Swallet surveys

UBSS 3d survey of Upper Flood Swallet and associated caves

MCG surveys currently in the MCRA scheme

The surveys in this section were produced by members of the Mendip Caving Caving and were available in hard copy from the The Mendip Cave Survey Scheme (administered by Joan Goddard/MCG from 1999 until 2009) before they were transferred to the Mendip Cave Registry and Archive

The survey files are available here for download as reduced size JPEG images or PDF scans. These are reasonably adequate for printing, but if you require a copy of the original file (mainly high resolution TIFF format) please contact the MCRA

Although these surveys were produced many years ago and therefore do not include more recent discoveries / extensions, they remain adequate for those who have not visited these caves before provided that a guide book (such as Mendip Underground) is consulted for a description of routes and tackle requirements

The copyright for these surveys remains with the MCG/original authors. These images are made available only for personal, non-commercial use.

Click images to download the surveys from MCRA

Coopers Hole

Goatchurch Cavern 1963

Longwood August System

Longwood August System elevation

Longwood August System upper series plan

Pinetree Pot survey

Ubley Hill Pot survey

MCG surveys not currently in the MCRA scheme

Bone Hole 2010 section

Cooper's Hole 1960 plan

Cooper's Hole 1960 elevation

Goatchurch Cavern extended elevation 1960

Goatchurch Cavern 1960 plan

Goatchurch Cavern 1960 extended elevation

Goatchurch Cavern 1960 elevation

Upper Flood Swallet surveys

The Upper Flood Swallet surveys are not currently in the MCRA scheme but are available in the Upper Flood Swallet section

Quick link to Upper Flood Swallet Survey

Surveyed By: Ben Cooper (3689 m), Mike Richardson (2658 m), Tim Francis (713 m), Malcom Cotter (552 m), Julie Hesketh (551 m), Brian Snell (540 m), Peat Bennett (490 m), Linda Milne (424 m), Richard Carey (398 m), Ray Deasy (348 m), Andrew Atkinson (228 m), Bill Chadwick (223 m), Sonya Cotter (37 m), Mike Waterworth (34 m), Charlie Alison (14 m)

UBSS Charterhouse Area 3d Survey

Survex 3D software required. Survex is probably the most commonly used cave survey software in the UK and its viewer is one of the most flexible and easy to use. You can download Survex for free. Alternatively, the files can be viewed using the "Therion" viewer. Therion can also be downloaded, from here, for free

Owing to the immense generosity of many Mendip caving clubs and cave surveyors in sharing their data with UBSS, they have been able to create a 3d file to the UBSS Cave Survey Archive page. This shows the Cheddar catchment, or at least that part of it that includes Cheddar Gorge, Velvet Bottom and the swallet caves on the south side of Blackdown.

Particular thanks are due to UBSS, Phil Rowsell, the Mendip Caving Group, Alex Crow, the late Willie Stanton and, of course, the Charterhouse cave team.

It is hoped/intended to keep this model growing as more data becomes available and as more archive data (UBSS still have lots) is transcribed and added to. If anyone has any data that they wish to contribute to this model (or to any of the others on the page linked to above) please let Graham Mullan know.

Page created 04 February 2010, last updated 25 April 2014

Mendip Caving Group. UK Charity Number 270088. The object of the Group is, for the benefit of the public, the furtherance of all aspects of the exploration, scientific study and conservation of caves and related features. Membership shall be open to anyone over the age of 18 years with an interest in the objects of the Group.