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A steep-sided, often conical, depression caused by slumping of ground into a cavity beneath. Shakeholes may or may not contain a cave entrance and/or a stream sink.
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shake — ; shakehole (England; sometimes spelled shackhole.) 1. Term used mainly by cavers to indicate a doline, especially one formed by subsidence. 2. Hole formed by solution, subsidence, and compaction in loose drift or alluvium overlying… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
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Ireby Fell Cavern — Infobox Cave name = Ireby Fell Cavern photo = Ireby cave entrance.jpg caption = Looking north across entrance sink hole location = Leck Fell, North Yorkshire, England depth = convert|128|m|ft|0cite book title=Selected Caves of Britain and Ireland … Wikipedia
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