The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Chewton Mendip
Mendip (Region), Somerset (County [UK]), England
View Larger MapDescription of institution: There were several lead mines and stone quarries in the parish. It is also the site of Attborough Swallet (also known as Red Quar Swallet), a cave which is unusual for a cave on the Mendip Hills in that it is not in limestone but instead in Dolomitic Conglomerate and Marl. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewton_Mendip