Cockpit Country » Caves

Gourie Farmlands

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:39:04 +0000

Gourie Park is a forest reserve full of pine, mahogany, and mahoe trees growing atop dramatic cockpits. It offers cabin camping, wonderful hiking trails, and is home to the famous Gourie Caves.

Hector’s River Sink

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:58:17 +0000

Hector’s River Sink is a series of river sinks filled with complex and cavernous boulder passages that make for a challenging and rewarding hike.

Quashie’s River Cave

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:57:02 +0000

One of the most impressive and beautiful caves in the Cockpit Country, Quashie’s River Cave offers underground waterfalls and pools, incredible stalactites and stalagmites, and rare geological formations. Its massive walls descend deep into the earth leading to the experience of unfathomable darkness.

Rat Bat Hole Cave

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:54:04 +0000

Bats found in Rat Bat Hole Cave

Also known as Bristol Cave, the Rat Bat Hole Cave follows river passages carrying Quashie’s River water and is well-known for its bat roosts and guano extraction.

Carambie Cave

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:48:25 +0000

Carambie is a white limestone cave believed to have been used by the native Tainos. It is currently home to a wide array of bat species, and features historical graffiti dating back to 1821.

Printed Circuit Cave

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:45:44 +0000

Located on the southeast section of Mouth River Sink, the Printed Circuit Cave’s ten entrances give access to a two mile long complex of dry and active passageways bounded on the southwest by Mouth River.

Dromilly Great Cave

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:22:14 +0000

Massive stalactite and stalagmite formations adorn the large labyrinthine chambers of this cave complex. The graffiti lining its walls dates back as far as the 1880s.

Oxford Cave

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:21:45 +0000

Oxford Cave is a well-known and much traversed cave due to its easy accessibility. It is also significant for its large bat colony spanning several variations of species.

Gourie Cave

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:24:24 +0000

Gourie Cave, the highlight of Gourie Park, is the longest known cave system on the island. Historically, it was a hideout for runaway slaves and follows the channels of an underground river.

Windsor Cave

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:07:38 +0000

Windsor Cave, donated to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 1995 under the provision that it remained undeveloped, is one of the finest and most popular cave systems in Jamaica. Its caverns, stretching at least three miles in a twisting maze of columns filled with stalagmites and stalactites, are home to eleven species of bats.