White Scar Caves

White Scar Caves is a show cave in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England, under Ingleborough in the Chapel-le-Dale valley of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is a solutional resurgence cave formed in Carboniferous limestone, some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long.

White Scar Caves
Formations in the show cave
Location	Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England
OS grid	SD 7128 7452
Coordinates	54°09′56″N 2°26′29″W
Length	6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi)
Elevation	259 metres (850 ft)
Discovery	1923
Geology	Carboniferous limestone
Entrances	2
Hazards	Water
Access	Show cave
Show cave opened	Opened 1925
Show cave length	1,600 metres (1,700 yd)
Cave survey	cavemaps.org
Website	www.whitescarcave.co.uk

It was first explored in August 1923 by two amateur geologists, Christopher Long[1] and J.H. Churchill, but further discoveries have been made since then including The Battlefield, at 90 metres (300 ft) long it is one of the largest known cave chambers in Great Britain.[2] Originally accessed through a vertical boulder choke, an access tunnel has been cut to include it on the visitor trail.

It is open as a show cave, the entrance being from the Ribblehead to Ingleton road on the west of Ingleborough, with tours being run throughout the year. The visitor facilities include a shop and café.