Reed's cave

Reed's cave is a cave in Higher Kiln Quarry near Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon. It has many formations including the unique Little Man formation, which is beyond Easter Chamber. Devon's only true troglobite collembolan Pseudosinella dobati is recorded from this cave.

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  Crownhill Fort ⓘ
  Royal Commission Fort built in the 1860s in England  

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  Plymouth Borough Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Devon, UK

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  Plymouth Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Devon, UK

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  Ash Hole Cavern ⓘ
  cave in Brixham, Devon

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  Bakers Pit ⓘ
  cave system in Devon, England

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  Cow Cave ⓘ
  Cave in Devon, England

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  Grotto South East Of Oldway Mansion ⓘ
  grotto in Torbay, Devon, England, UK

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  Joint Mitnor Cave ⓘ
  cave in Devon, England

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  Kents Cavern ⓘ
  show cave in Devon, England

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  Kitley Show Cave ⓘ
  cave in Devon, England

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  Pixie's Hole ⓘ
  cave in Devon, England

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  Pridhamsleigh Cavern ⓘ
  cave in Devon, England

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  Radford Cave ⓘ
  Cave in Devon, England

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  Reed's cave ⓘ
  cave in England

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  Windmill Hill Cavern ⓘ
  cave and archaeological site in the United Kingdom

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  Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves ⓘ
  cave in Cattedown, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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  Birch Tor and Vitifer mine ⓘ
  tin mine on Dartmoor, England

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  Engine House And Chimney At Druid Copper Mine ⓘ
  copper mine in Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK

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  Eylesbarrow mine ⓘ
  tin mine on Dartmoor, Devon, England, UK

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  Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms Tor ⓘ
  mine in Lydford, United Kingdom

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  Gawton arsenic mine and flue ⓘ
  mine in Gulworthy, United Kingdom

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  George and Charlotte Copper Mine ⓘ
  copper mine in Gulworthy, Devon, England, UK

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  Great Rock Mine ⓘ
  iron mine in the United Kingdom

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  Kelly Mine, Devon ⓘ
  Disused mine in Devon, England

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  Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine ⓘ
  mine in Calstock, United Kingdom

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  Sharkham Point Iron Mine ⓘ
  iron mine in Devon, England

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  Wheal Katherine, 235m west of Plym Ford, forming an outlying part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine ⓘ
  archaeological site in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, England, UK

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  Morwellham Quay ⓘ
  historic river port in Devon, England

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  Clerk's Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Coryton Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Greenway Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Kennaway Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Parson's Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Shaugh Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Shillamill Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

Frameless

The Hedgehog Grotto, Reeds Cave, Buckfastleigh

Easter Chamber, Reeds Cave, Buckfastleigh

The Little Man Helictite, Reeds Cave, Buckfastleigh

Organ Pipe formations, Reeds Cave, Buckfastleigh

The Shark's Fin, Reeds Cave, Buckfastleigh

Reed's Cave exit from within

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	bunker		Crownhill Fort	military museum, fort, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Plymouth Borough Control	Plymouth City Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Plymouth Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Devon County Council	Wikidata
site	cave		Ash Hole Cavern	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Bakers Pit	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cow Cave	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto South East Of Oldway Mansion	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Joint Mitnor Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Kents Cavern	archaeological site, show cave, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Kitley Show Cave	show cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Pixie's Hole	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Pridhamsleigh Cavern	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Radford Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Reed's cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Windmill Hill Cavern	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves	cave	Wikidata
site	mine		Birch Tor and Vitifer mine	tin mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Engine House And Chimney At Druid Copper Mine	copper mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Eylesbarrow mine	tin mine, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	mine		Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms Tor	tin mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Gawton arsenic mine and flue	ore mine	Wikidata
site	mine		George and Charlotte Copper Mine	copper mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Great Rock Mine	iron mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Kelly Mine, Devon	iron mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine	tin mine, copper mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Sharkham Point Iron Mine	iron mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Wheal Katherine, 235m west of Plym Ford, forming an outlying part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine	archaeological site, tin mine	Wikidata
site	museum		Morwellham Quay	independent museum, mining museum, open-air museum	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Clerk's Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Coryton Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Greenway Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Kennaway Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Parson's Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Shaugh Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Shillamill Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		The Hedgehog Grotto, Reeds Cave, Buckfastleigh		Commons
commons	image		Easter Chamber, Reeds Cave, Buckfastleigh		Commons
commons	image		The Little Man Helictite, Reeds Cave, Buckfastleigh		Commons
commons	image		Organ Pipe formations, Reeds Cave, Buckfastleigh		Commons
commons	image		The Shark's Fin, Reeds Cave, Buckfastleigh		Commons
commons	image		Reed's Cave exit from within		Commons