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Stoke Lane Slocker () is a cave near Stoke St Michael, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in the English county of Somerset. It is 2.18 km in length and reaches a depth of 30m.〔 – which also contains a detailed description of the cave.〕 It was previously known as Stoke Lane Swallet, but now the local name is preferred. The origin of the word ''"Slocker"'' is obscure, possibly from ''"slock"'' meaning to entice or lure away although the Gaelic word for swallow hole is ''"sluighaire"''. == History == It is believed that the first person to explore the cave in modern times was a Mr Marshall from Stratton-on-the-Fosse around 1905, but major exploration and measurement of this cave really started in 1947 when Sump 1 was reached. That sump was passed the same year and the decorated chambers of Stoke Two discovered. Sumps 2 to 7 were passed over the course of the 1960s. The Bailey-Ward series of chambers was discovered in 1971.〔 Cases of Weils Disease have been reported in those who have been into the cave.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Stoke Lane Slocker )〕 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「Stoke Lane Slocker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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