Briggswath is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Briggswath postcode: YO21 1RS

Retail in Briggswath

There are great places to visit near Briggswath including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, geological features, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, castles, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.

Don't miss Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Briggswath.

Don't miss 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's ruins if visiting the area around Briggswath.

Historic Monuments to visit near Briggswath include Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

Briggswath has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

The area around Briggswath boasts some of the best villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton are great places to visit near Briggswath if you like rivers and streams.

Don't miss Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle's towns if visiting the area around Briggswath.

Caves to visit near Briggswath include Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

There are a number of limestone pavements near Briggswath including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

The area around Briggswath features a number of interesting geological features including Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

Places near Briggswath feature a number of interesting mountains including Ingleborough.

Cities to visit near Briggswath include York, and Ripon.

Historic Buildings to visit near Briggswath include York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar are great places to visit near Briggswath if you like hills.

Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are great places to visit near Briggswath if you like castles.

There are a number of country parks near to Briggswath including Brimham Rocks.

Briggswath's best nearby parks can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

The area close to Briggswath boasts some of the best gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Ancient Sites to visit near Briggswath include Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Briggswath History

There are some historic monuments around Briggswath:

• Round barrow at Lady Cross, 730m south west of Dun Bogs
• Hawsker Cross wayside cross, 100m east of Hawsker Hall Farm
• John Cross boundary cross on Shooting House Rigg immediately east of Wilson's Shooting House
• Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 160m west of Skelder Cottage
• Bowl barrow 300m north east of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe
• York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor
• Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe
• Round barrow 300m south east of Thorn Key Howes
• Bowl barrow 825m north of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe
• Round barrow on Goathland Moor, 240m west of Collinson Bield
• Old Mulgrave Castle: an enclosure castle incorporated into an 18th century planned landscape
• 'Breckon Howe' round barrow, Sleights Moor
• Two round barrows 500m south west of Foulsike Farm
• Cairnfield on Howl Moor 510m south of Wheeldale Lodge, including an unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round burial cairns
• Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner
• Round barrow on Whinny Hill, 270m south west of High Farm
• Fyling medieval deer park wall section
• Foster Howes bowl barrow (north) on Sneaton High Moor
• Round barrow and two standing stones in Hutton Mulgrave Plantation, 115m west of Swarth Howe
• Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross.
• Round barrow 690m south east of John Bond's Sheep House
• Bowl barrow on Low Moor 185m south of the Postgate Cross
• Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, 800m south west of Skelder Cottage
• Saltwick Nab alum quarries
• Two round barrows known as Thorn Key Howes, on Low Moor
• 'Pen Howe' tumuli
• Bowl barrow 710m north west of Thornfields
• Round barrow on Goathland Moor, 360m west of Collinson Bield
• Cairnfield, field system and ring cairn 610m south east of Foulsike Farm
• Group of seventeen tumuli to the N of Greenlands Howe, on the east side of Sleights Moor
• Robbed Howe bowl barrow, 500m north of Robbed Howe Slacks on Sneaton High Moor
• Roman signal station at Goldsborough, 130m south east of Scratch Alley
• Cairnfield 350m south west of Foulsike Farm
• Cairnfield, including a standing stone, round barrow, round cairn, enclosed field and part of Cucket medieval deer park boundary, 360m north of Eden House
• Foster Howes bowl barrow (central) on Sneaton High Moor
• Roman Fort on Lease Rigg
• World War II bombing decoy, 500m north west of John Cross
• Wayside cross known as Swarth Howe Cross, 500m north east of Moorcock
• Round barrow on Stony Rigg, 460m south of Greenlands Farm
• Alum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend Bridge
• Allan Tofts cairnfield, field system, burial cairns and prehistoric rock art, immediately south of Morton Close
• Lady Cross wayside cross, north of the A171 and 20m west of the Barnby turn-off
• The Latter Gate Hills tumuli; the southern of the two, 240m south east from the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe
• Lilla Cross on Lilla Howe, Fylingdales Moor
• Round barrow and gallows site known as Butter Howe
• Foster Howes bowl barrow (south) on Sneaton High Moor
• Foss Castle: a motte and bailey, precursor to Old Mulgrave Castle
• Round barrow on Cow Hill, 410m south west of Scratch Alley
• Widow Howe: two round barrows on Widow Howe Rigg
• Round barrow on Dunsley Moor, known as Swarth Howe
• The Wishing Chair Cross cross base at junction of Stakesby Road and Westbourne Road
• Standing stones forming a small stone circle on Standing Stones Rigg, 520m west of Ramsdale
• Prehistoric cross dyke 980m west of Foulsike Farm including a standing stone known as Old Wife's Neck
• Two 'Flat Howes' round barrows, Sleights Moor
• Round barrow 860m south west of Dun Bogs
• Two round barrows E of Coopers Quarries
• Round barrow on Brockrigg, 400m east of Brockrigg Farm
• Ann's Cross wayside cross on bowl barrow 800m south east of Foster Howes
• Simon Howe: a round cairn on Goathland Moor, two associated round barrows, a standing stone and a stone alignment
• Low Bride Stones
• Alum works at Kettleness
• Bowl barrow 530m north west of Thornfields
• Ash Holm alum works, 350m south east of Mulgrave Castle
• Two Howes: two round barrows on Goathland Moor
• Bowl barrow in north corner of a field 205m south of the Standing Stones on Standing Stones Rigg
• Linear earthwork south east of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe
• Standing stone 470m north east of High Farm, known as Wade's Stone
• Moated site at Low Laithes Farm, Whitby Laithes
• Round barrow 370m south of Thorn Keys Howes
• High Bride Stones
• Round cairn on Skivick Crag, 380m south west of Wheeldale Lodge
• Brown Hill round cairn
• 'Greenlands Howe' round barrow, Sleights Moor
• Sandsend alum house
• Two round barrows 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Horse Mire Head Farm
• Bowl barrow 65m west of Standing Stones on Standing Stones Rigg
• Bowl barrow 455m north west of Thornfields
• Round barrow known as Burn Howe
• Round barrow adjacent to the Whinstone Ridge on Goathland Moor, 600m SSW of Breckon Howe
• Standing stone on Brockrigg known as Wade's Stone, 420m south east of Brockrigg Farm
• Bowl barrow 30m north of Lilla Cross
• The Latter Gate Hills tumuli; the northern of the two, 200m ESE from the junction of the A171 and the road leading to Fylingthorpe
• Louven Howe round barrow