Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge is a Town in the county of North Yorkshire.
There are great places to visit near Boroughbridge including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, geological features, castles, old mines, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.
The area around Boroughbridge features a number of interesting waterfalls including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.
There are a several good ruins in the Boroughbridge area like Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts, and Old Limekiln at Blua Crags.
Boroughbridge has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Boroughbridge's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.
The area around Boroughbridge features a number of interesting villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
The area around Boroughbridge features a number of interesting rivers and streams including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Towns to visit near Boroughbridge include Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
The area around Boroughbridge features a number of interesting caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
Boroughbridge has some unmissable limestone pavements nearby like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
Ingleborough is one of Boroughbridge's best, nearby mountains to visit in Boroughbridge.
There are a number of cities near Boroughbridge including York, and Ripon.
Boroughbridge's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Marton House, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill are some of Boroughbridge best hills to visit near Boroughbridge.
Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks are some of Boroughbridge best geological features to visit near Boroughbridge.
There are a number of castles near Boroughbridge including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
The area around Boroughbridge's best old mines can be found at Grassington Lead Mines.
Brimham Rocks is a great place to visit close to Boroughbridge if you like country parks.
There are a number of parks near Boroughbridge including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Gardens to visit near Boroughbridge include Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
The area around Boroughbridge boasts some of the best ancient sites including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.
Boroughbridge History
There are some historic monuments around Boroughbridge:
Places to see near Boroughbridge
History of Boroughbridge
A line of three menhirs, or standing stones, known as the Devil’s Arrows, believed to have been erected in the Bronze Age, can be found on the outskirts of Boroughbridge, by the side of the A1. The tallest stone is 22 feet (6.7 m) tall. The stones are of millstone grit, probably quarried from Plompton, the closest source of this material. The stones stand on an almost north south alignment, with the central stone slightly offset. The first reference to the stones is from the journal of a fisherman, Peter Frankck who visited Boroughbridge in 1694, and claims he saw seven stones. The antiquarian John Leyland saw four stones, which is the verifiable number. The absent fourth stone stood close to the central stone and was dug out and broken up, allegedly by treasure hunters. Most of it was used to build a bridge in Boroughbridge called Peg Bridge, which crosses the River Tutt as it enters the town. According to tradition the top of the fourth stone was to be found in the grounds of Aldborough Hall, which stands between Boroughbridge and Aldborough.
