The Cathedral Chamber: columns broken by an ancient shift

A flight of steps climbs to the Cathedral Chamber. Here the ground shifted long ago and broke vertical columns in two, sliding one half past the other. The survey measured a gap of about two inches up and down and about five inches sideways.

The Cathedral Chamber and the rooms beyond it are all on the cave's upper level, at about the same height as the jail doors you walked through at the entrance. The Dragon's Mouth is in this room too, and a path leads from here toward the Witch's Bathtub.

What to know

• Columns here were broken and offset by an ancient shift of the earth.
• The survey measured a vertical gap of about two inches and a sideways offset of about five inches.
• The Cathedral Chamber and the rooms attached to it are on the upper level, at about the elevation of the jail doors.
• The Dragon's Mouth is in this chamber, and a path leads to the Witch's Bathtub.

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Position from the 1970 to 1971 survey, approximate.