Ipswich Caves

Duanwarie Caves

Useful Information

Location:	Appleton Estate, near Ipswich or Montego Bay. From Elderslie take the right for Mulgave and Merrywood. The caves are 10 km from Elderslie.
Open:	All year Tue-Thu 8:30-16
Fee:
Classification:	Karst cave
Light:	electric
Dimension:	A=79m asl, L=137m.
Guided tours:
Bibliography:	Alan G. Fincham, Grenville Draper, Ross Macphee, Donald McFarlane, Stewart Peck, Ronald Read, Trevor Shaw, Geoffrey Wadge (1977): Jamaica Underground: The Caves, Sinkholes and Underground Rivers of the Island, University Press of the West Indies, ISBN: 9766400369 Paperback, 465 pages, reprint 1998, pp 161-162 survey amazon.com (paperback) amazon.com (hardcover).
Address:	Appleton Estate, near Ipswich.
Last update:	$Date: 2008/10/09 18:24:04 $

History

Description

The Appleton Rum Factory is a popular tourist destination. The typical tourist day trip includes a coach ride through thick mountain forests, banana and coconut plantations and to Ipswich Caves. It is also possible to take the Distillery Tour including a visit to Ipswich Caves. The cave has three entrances, the largest is 13 metres wide and 8 metres high. The cave is noted for its fine speleothems.

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