767 Cave of the Wild Mare
Hornedo VP48030158 Alt. 75m Length 296m +

The opening lies a few metres above the main river at the head of a dry river bed. The entrance is 3m high and 6m wide with a strong draught emerging from it.

The passage swings right to hands and knees crawling on sharply eroded rock with rippled sand. After 40m it is possible to walk and after 60m pools are met on the left. A branch on the right soon degenerates into an almost flatout crawl over eroded gour pools. This passage draughts strongly and has been pushed to where it splits and becomes too small, little further than the survey. Part way along is a low sandy bedding which has been dug to a cross rift 15m high and 20m long which draughts slightly.

The eastern passage has deep water and passes through areas of breakdown with avens. The passage ends at deep water in a cross rift. The water emerges from beneath the southern wall of the rift. This was dived in 1995, through the 20m long Sump of the Wild Eels to 50m of passage and further cross rifts with draughts but no apparent way on. Small sumps in the floor also offer little hope for extension.

Climbs in the rifts before the sump have been attempted but protection and/or a maypole on the rotten rock may be advisable..

Reference: anon., 1989 (logbook); material in file; anon., 1994a (Easter logbook); Corrin J, 1994b (survey); anon., 1995c (logbook); Corrin Juan, 1995a
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