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Knockan Pot

Assynt, Knockan Crags, Se of Sithean Dubh Mor, Sutherland.

NGR:NC 19690 09429
WGS84:58.03725, -5.05586
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:42 m
Altitude:312 m
Geology:Limestone
Tags:Cave
Registry:main

Pot

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Pete (Snab) McNab, Tuesday 26 April 1966., with Les Henderson doing surface check of all areas for suitable digs for summer trip. First look at Knockan area. Several shake holes passed and earmarked for summer. After several hours, Les cried 'This one will go!'. I stepped over peat hag to see trickle of water falling into dingy looking hole. Bottom seen about 10 ft down. Descended on rope. Bottom blocked by tiny eye hole. In same depression while removing boulders in another interesting corner heard stones dropping considerable distance. Dropped stones into small hole Bottom visible 30 ft down but stones falling further. Estimated depth 80 ft. Laddered pitch turned out to be 23 ft but took fair time as lots of gardening needed. Circular shaft with lumps of hardened peat encrusted over walls. Once shaft cleared and landing reached, another shaft was found similar to the first and slightly offset. Only 30 ft of ladder with us so ... phoned Goon and Saturday 30.4.66 three GSG members with more tackle accompanied by Tom Patey and several Aberdeenshire climbers bottomrd main shaft and forced wet route to final chamber.

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