Grotte de La Place

The entrance resembles a small porch. After the low passages, one suddenly finds oneself in a gallery 2 m high. On the right, a first dry gallery of no interest returns toward the exit. Very quickly after, a fossil gallery on the right, which is not of great extent, has a current development barely exceeding 10 m; fill prevents going further. Further on, a fairly large scree almost entirely obstructs the gallery; a small squeeze on the right allows one to pass it. Behind this scree, a gallery without concretions resumes, 1.5 m high, but the ceiling lowers as one progresses. Just before the terminus, the height of the gallery is about 70 cm.

From the beginning of the gallery 2 m high, one can admire a very pretty gours such as are rarely found in the region.

A small rivière souterraine (underground river) emerges from the porch and flows into the pond which is nearby. The first 10 meters can sometimes be very aquatic depending on the flow of the stream, because the height is not very great; despite a small channel made by digging a little, one sometimes has to crawl in the water.

After passing the low passages, one finds oneself in the gallery 2 m high. Back with feet in the stream, one advances another 15 m and comes face to face with a fairly large scree; a small squeeze on the right allows one to pass this obstacle. After more than 250 m of exploration, one is stopped by a scree.

This collapse was spotted and marked on the surface in the presence of the owner Mr LESCAUT Alain who lives right next door.