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Latest News & Updates
23 May 2020 - The MCRA logbooks collection is now back online, with a new look and additional features including search and full screen slideshow.
11 May 2020 - After many satisfying years with BCA Web Services the website hosting is being transferred. This has caused the Logbook viewer to be temporarily off-line. It will be replaced in a few days with a new and improved version.
Research shows Buchan Caves to be about 3.5 million years old and that Victoria's East Gippsland has remained tectonically active for long times, even into the present-day, which is why residents occasionally report earthquakes. Basically, the uplifting Southern Alps in New Zealand have made stress and strain on the Australian tectonic plate, stress that is then expressed as earthquakes and rising landscapes in Victoria. It's rather amazing that the caves recorded this geological signal all the way from NZ.
Following on from the Prime Ministers statement on Sunday re the easing of restrictions some people have asked about caving.
Firstly I will stress that it is not Mendip Cave Rescues job to tell cavers if or where they should go caving.
However, the following should be bourne in mind.
Logbooks & Publications
After many satisfying years with BCA Web Services the website hosting is being transferred.
This has caused the Logbook viewer to be temporarily off-line.
It will be replaced in a few days with a new and improved version.
* Introduction
* Diary
* Cave Registry
* Online Search
* Google Earth
* Bibliography
* Cave Surveys
* Archive
* Films
* Audio
* Photographs
* Flickr
* Logbooks and Publications
* Data (surveying) Archive
* Cave Art
* Articles & Books
* Archaeology
* Geology
* Registry Areas
* Contacts
* For Sale
* Somerset Underground
* Mines and Minerals of the Mendip Hills
* Earth Colours
* History
* Links
* Registrar's Portal
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Latest News & Updates
11 May 2020 - After many satisfying years with BCA Web Services the website hosting is being transferred. This has caused the Logbook viewer to be temporarily off-line. It will be replaced in a few days with a new and improved version.
Guide Updates
If the Access Guide is out of date and needs updating, please leave details below (most recent at the top).
White Pit gate has been refitted so contact BEC or Wessex for access.
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Banwell Bone & Stalactite Caves - their website allows access from 1st May to end of Sept, not just months listed.
Documents
The documents are in Adobe's PDF format and you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read them.
Forms
If you have any expense claims please use one of the following forms:
* [CSCC Expenses Form (.pdf)]
* [CSCC Expenses Form (Excel format)]
Minutes and Officer Reports
2020
* AGM Sat 25th July 2020
* AGM Sat 16th May 2020
The Monte Conca cave system in Sicily is showing signs of being altered by pollution from above.
Documents
The documents are in Adobe's PDF format and you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read them.
Forms
If you have any expense claims please use one of the following forms:
* [CSCC Expenses Form (.pdf)]
* [CSCC Expenses Form (Excel format)]
Minutes and Officer Reports
2020
* AGM Saturday 25 July 2020
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Latest News & Updates
1 May 2020 - Added a new and improved search and view screen to the Mendip Cave Bibliography
29 Mar 2020 - 31 Portland Cave Surveys added to the download archive.
23 Mar 2020 - Unfortunately due to the current Covid 19 shutdown we are unable to process any sales. Please bear with us and hopefully the situation will improve soon.
Bibliography
On-Line
The Mendip Cave Bibliography provides a list of references relating to each cave or cave related topic that have been printed in caving publications or newspapers. This on-line edition includes over 30,000 entries from 883 AD to present.
Latest News & Updates
29 Mar 2020 - 31 Portland Cave Surveys added to the download archive.
23 Mar 2020 - Unfortunately due to the current Covid 19 shutdown we are unable to process any sales. Please bear with us and hopefully the situation will improve soon.
8 Mar 2020
Bibliography
On-Line
The following areas can be searched instead of individual cave names -
Abbots Leigh cavesAsham Quarry cavesAshwick Grove risings / caves (and resurgence)Avon Gorge cavesAxbridge HillBanwell cavesBath Freestone quarriesCompton Bishop caves
Cave Surveys
MCRA makes available
* Drawn up surveys (below).
* The data collected to produce surveys. (Through the Cave Data Archive maintained by the CSG and BCA.)
The following surveys are available for download as reduced size 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.
Articles and Books
Original Articles
This section contains original articles of spelaeological interest
[An overview of the archaeology of Mendip caves and karst] by Vince Simmonds (revised 2016).
[Swildon's - What's in a name?] A Suggestion for the derivation of the name Swildon's by R. M. Taviner
[The Great Wheel Pit Mystery] by R. M. Taviner
[The Sandford Gulf and other lost caves of Sandford Hill] by R. M. Taviner
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