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    I never knew but will definitely be checking this out.

    hull pot.png


    Been looking at the origins of the name. Seems this was a huge cave where the roof collapsed.

    "Hull Pot is essentially the remains of a cave, of which there are many in the Yorkshire Dales, where the “roof” has collapsed, leaving a giant chasm in the surrounding moorland underneath Pen-y-ghent. It’s the largest natural hole in England, measuring 300 ft long, 60 ft wide, and 60 ft deep."

    Maybe the name was given because one of the original Danish sources of HULL was translated as hollow...
     
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    After reading that all my wages are going on Evens at Napoleons. Thanks I feel invincible Ron
     
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