Mossdale Cave Tragedy

Mossdale Caverns is a cave system in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is about 5 kilometres north of Grassington, and east of Conistone, where Mossdale Beck sinks at the base of Mossdale Scar. It lies at an altitude of 425 metres on the eastern flank of Wharfedale, and extends south-east beneath Grassington Moor.
  • Location: Yorkshire Dales
  • Depth: 76 m (249 ft)
  • Length: 10.5 km (6.5 mi)
  • Discovery: 1941
  • Geology: Carboniferous limestone
  • Entrances: 1
  • Difficulty: Grade 5
Data from: en.wikipedia.org