This tunnel cave, located in St. Clair, is approximately 2 miles long and 98 feet deep. Formed by an underground river flowing through limestone rock, the cave is poorly ventilated but crowded with more than 50,000 bats. According to Jamaican Caves, "The bat-roost is one of the most important on the island."
As of 2006, this passage to a shaft type cave is listed as the deepest known cave in Jamaica with a depth of approximately 637 feet. Located in Manchester parish, the bat roost is medium in size with more than 5,000 bats roosting here. The cave consists of white limestone with deep shafts and heavy ropes which are necessary for exploration.
This chamber cave, located in St. Ann parish, is 531 feet long with a depth of approximately 98 feet. This bat roost is also medium sized and houses more than 5,000 bats. The cave entrance is about 32 feet wide and 13 feet high, with two branches away from the entrance, north and south, that meet at the bottom of a slope. The southern branch is the most visited route due to its wide passage, while the northern branch, only accessible by crawling, has far less traffic.
The Green Grotto Caves are a series of caves located on Jamaica's northern coast. The caves, more than 5,000 feet long and 39 feet deep, consist of large limestone, stalagmites and stalactites, and a subterranean lake. Nine of the 21 species of bats live in these caves and thrive in the variety of connected chambers with diameters ranging from 16 feet to approximately 49 feet.
