- Hillier's Cave
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name =Hillier's Cave
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location =Stoke St Michael
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coordinates =gbmapping|ST65734753
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discovery = 1954
geology =Limestone
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pronunciation =Hillier's Cave (gbmapping|ST65734753) is a cave in
Fairy Cave Quarry , nearStoke St Michael in the limestone of theMendip Hills , inSomerset ,England .It falls within the
St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest .The cave was discovered on 13th February 1954, when blasting at one of the working faces opened up a cave passage, and is now choked with sludge waste from the quarry. [cite book |last=Johnson |first=Peter |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The History of Mendip Caving |year=1967 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn= ]
The Fairy Caves Management Committee administers the access to this cave on behalf of the quarry owners.
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See also
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Caves of the Mendip Hills
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