Mad Alan's Hole


Sand Quarry
Worked from 1700's to 1700's

Jan 8th, 2025 from ilt by ilt

Dec 13th, 2025 by BertyBasset



Old carving near entrance
#26,633
Welsh Border & Shropshire
Bickerton
53.0768547, -2.743026
SJ 5032 5355
Conditional
162m
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On two levels the upper of which was subject to a large roof fall at some time. The huge slab that fell lies at the entrance.



A small, probably natural, cave expanded in the 1700’s by extraction of scouring sand.
Became known as Mad Alan’s Hole sometime in the late 1800’s when a local hermit used it as a home. Old skeletal head carved nearby.



Open access on National Trust owned land.



Entrance and the edge of the fallen roof slabBoth levelsDown into the lower levelOld skeletal carving near entranceOld carving near entrance