Original sentence: It is reputed to have been a smugglers' hiding place, although locals claim that it once linked nearby Chillingham Castle with Hepburn
Edited sentence: After about 40m a block, protruding downwards from the ceiling reduces the route to a crawl into a small chamber which is choked by large blocks ahead.After the initial steepness of the steps, the passage is roomy with a slight downward tilt, running between two large planes of Gritstone which close in above.Cateran Hole is reputed to have been a smugglers' hiding place, although locals claim that it once linked nearby Chillingham Castle with Hepburn.The latter seems an unlikely conclusion as it tends in the direction of neither, while the carved stone steps favour the former.The main fault, however, continues, and it is likely that this cave could be extended by concerted digging (a dangerous activity), although it is difficult to see why this would be done in Gritstone, where there is unlikely to be found any significant lateral development