Caves of the Mendip Hills then rising up a fracture in the rock. Few caves on the Mendip Hills are more than deep or a few kilometres in length, (with some notable exceptions, such as Swildon's Hole which is over long), but a number are complex with several levels of passages which have been abandoned by the water, for example those around Cheddar. The catchment area of the Cheddar Yeo, which rises in Gough's Cave, measures . Dye marking shows that some of the water travels underground for up to , taking up to 14 days to reach Cheddar. When Banwell Bone Cave was discovered
Elephanta Caves in the rock-cut architectural style. The caves are hewn from solid basalt rock. The larger group of caves, which consists of five caves on the western hill of the island, is well known for its Hindu sculptures. The primary cave, numbered as Cave 1, is about up a hillside, facing the Mumbai harbour. Caves 2 through 5 are next to Cave 1 further southeast, arranged in a row. Cave 6 and 7 are about northeast of Cave 1 and 2, but geologically on the edge of the eastern hill. The two hills are connected by a walkway. The eastern hill