White Scar Caves is a network of caves under Ingleborough

Ingleborough

Ingleborough is the second highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. It is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, the other two being Whernside and Pen-y-ghent. Ingleborough is frequently climbed as part of the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, which is a 24-mile circular challenge walk starting and...

 in the Chapel-le-Dale

Chapel-le-Dale

Chapel-le-Dale is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, England, very near Ribblehead Viaduct. The hamlet is in close proximity to Ingleborough and several potholes, the best known being Great Douk Cave. The source of the River Doe is nearby.-External links:*...

 valley of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the North

Northern England

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 of England

England

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Discovered in August 1923 by two amateur

Amateur

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 geologists, Christopher Long and J.H. Churchill, it contains the Battlefield, one of the largest known cave

Cave

A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...

 chambers in Great Britain

Great Britain

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, at 90 metres (295.3 ft) long.

It is open as a show cave

Show cave

Show caves — also called tourist caves, public caves, and in the United States, commercial caves — are caves that are managed by a government or commercial organization and made accessible to the general public, usually for an entrance fee...

, the entrance being from the Ribblehead

Ribblehead

Ribblehead is the area of moorland at the head of the River Ribble in the area known as Ribblesdale, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, England....

 to Ingleton

Ingleton, North Yorkshire

Ingleton is a village and civil parish in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is famous for walking, hiking and caving. Favourite walks are the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail and the climb up Ingleborough which is one of the famous Three Peaks. Directly from the village visitors can...

road on the west of Ingleborough, with tours being run throughout the year. The visitor facilities include a shop and café.