Rhino Rift

{{Short description|Cave in Somerset, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| name = Rhino Rift

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| location = Charterhouse, Somerset, UK

| depth = {{convert|147|m}}

| length = {{convert|253|m}}

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| discovery = 1971

| geology = Limestone

| entrance_count = 1

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| hazards = Loose boulders

| access = Restricted

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| grid_ref_UK = ST48475557

| map = Somerset

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| coordinates = {{coord|51.296958|N|2.740387|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| registry = Mendip Cave Registry{{cite mcra |id=218 |name=Rhino Rift |accessdate=2012-03-30}}

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Rhino Rift is a cave near Charterhouse, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI.

It is 253 m in length and reaches a depth of 147 m.{{cite web | title=Mendip | work=UK and Ireland Cave Lengths and Depths |url=http://www.ukcaves.co.uk/tables.php?region=2&length_depth=length | access-date=2007-02-18}}

The cave was discovered in 1971 after a successful dig by members of the Wessex Cave Club.Audsley, A., 1971. The history of the present dig at Rhino Rift. WCC Jnl 11 (134) pp236-240. Previous digging by the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society had unearthed remains of extinct animals, hence the cave's name.Donovan, D.T., 1951. Report on Rhino Rift. UBSS Proceedings, 6(2), pp 213-0

The cave is locked and access is controlled by the [http://charterhouse-caving-company.ltd.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=start Charterhouse Caving Company].