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Giant's Hole

Cave in Derbyshire, England

Field	Value
name	Giant's Hole
photo	Giant's Hole - geograph.org.uk - 188041.jpg
location	Castleton, Derbyshire
depth	over 120 m
length	over 3 km
grid_ref_UK	SK1194282685
survey	[Giant's Hole Survey](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giant%27s_Hole.png)
access	No prior permission required but a £3 per caver fee is charged, payable at booth in the parking area
map	Derbyshire
map_caption	Giant's Hole within Derbyshire
coordinates

Giant's Hole is a well-known cave near Castleton in Derbyshire, consisting mostly of large passages. It is a stream-way cave, and part of the Karst topography of the area.

There is a complex system connecting the cave to Oxlow Cavern and Maskhill Mine to the south. The Entrance Series is easily accessible making it a favourite with novices and groups. The stream that flows into the entrance can be followed through the cave, bypassing three sumps, to the East Canal, Giant's Hole's terminal sump.

There are several major tributary passages and a high-level fossil series that provides an alternative route through the cave and makes up part of the classic "round trip". East Canal has been dived to a depth of 24 m in drought (but water levels are normally much higher). The connection to Oxlow Cavern is a "serious undertaking" and many cavers have underestimated the difficulty of the passage. Access is permissive, on payment of a fee at a parking area near Peakshill Farm. The cave is within the Castleton SSSI.

Since 2002, the Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation has attended 21 callouts to Giant's Hole, one of which resulted in a fatality.

References

(1998). "Karst Hydrology (IAHS Proceedings & Reports)". International Association of Hydrological Sciences.
(10 January 2014). "Giant's Hole, Castleton, Part 1". Peak District Caving.
(2010). "Caves of the Peak District". Derbyshire Caving Association.
(15 December 2006). "Giant's Hole Part 2". Peak District Caving.
Lydon, Paul. "DCRO Call-outs Page". Derbyshire Cave Rescue Organisation.
(2025-03-15). "Search Results for "giant"".

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