Kirkhead Cave

cave in Lower Allithwaite, Cumbria, England, UK

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• Historic England listing^@

Location: 54.1731, -2.93442, ///eggplants.totally.overnight, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q116687027\" title=\"Q116687027\"\u003EFurness Abbey Tunnel\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Erailway tunnel\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Furness Abbey Tunnel@ railway tunnel\n","link":"","lat":54.1357811,"lon":-3.196532,"icon":"/images/0/04/M_tunnel.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q116686991\" title=\"Q116686991\"\u003EHaverthwaite East Tunnel\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003Erailway tunnel\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Haverthwaite East Tunnel@ railway tunnel\n","link":"","lat":54.2507486,"lon":-2.9964379,"icon":"/images/0/04/M_tunnel.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q116686977\" title=\"Q116686977\"\u003EHaverthwaite West Tunnel\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv 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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
site		Abbottswood Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker		Wikidata
site		Boxhead Pot	cave		Wikidata
site		Death's Head Hole	cave		Wikidata
site		Dog Hole Cave	archaeological site, cave		Wikidata
site		Dog Holes Cave	cave		Wikidata
site		Easegill System	cave		Wikidata
site		Ireby Fell Cavern	cave		Wikidata
site		Kirkhead Cave	cave		Wikidata
site		Long Drop Cave	cave		Wikidata
site		Lost John's Cave	cave		Wikidata
site		Lost Pot	cave		Wikidata
site		Notts Pot	cave		Wikidata
site		Rumbling Hole	cave		Wikidata
site		Short Drop Cave - Gavel Pot System	cave		Wikidata
site		Three Counties System	cave		Wikidata
site		Clintsfield Colliery	coal mine		Wikidata
site		Coniston copper mines	copper mine		Wikidata
site		Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing works	mine		Wikidata
site		Furness Abbey Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Haverthwaite East Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Haverthwaite West Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Hincaster Tunnel	canal tunnel		Wikidata
site		Underpass approx 120m north-west of Whitegate Cottages	subway, arch		Wikidata