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Gough's Cave is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is deep and is long,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=UK and Ireland Cave Lengths and Depths )〕 and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations. It contains the Cheddar Yeo, the largest underground river system in Britain.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cheddar Yeo )〕 == History == The initial sections of the cave, previously known as Sand Hole, were accessible prior to the 19th century. Between 1892 and 1898 Richard Cox Gough, who lived in Lion House in Cheddar, found, excavated and opened to the public further areas of the cave, up to Diamond Chamber, which is the end of the show cave today. Electric lighting was installed in the show caves in 1899.〔 – which also contains a detailed description of the cave.〕 The cave is susceptible to flooding often lasting for up to 48 hours, however in the Great Flood of 1968 the flooding lasted for three days. The extensive flooded parts of the cave system were found and explored between 1985 and 1990.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gough's Cave」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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