Brotton is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Brotton

There are great places to visit near Brotton 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.

Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force are some of Brotton best waterfalls to visit near Brotton.

Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Norton Tower (ruin), Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts are great places to visit near Brotton if you like ruins.

Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are some of Brotton best historic monuments to visit near Brotton.

Brotton's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

Villages to visit near Brotton include Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Brotton area like Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle are great places to visit near Brotton if you like towns.

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

The area around Brotton boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

The area around Brotton's best mountains can be found at Ingleborough.

Brotton's best nearby cities can be found at York, and Ripon.

Don't miss York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge's historic buildings if visiting the area around Brotton.

Brotton has some unmissable hills nearby like Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

There are a number of geological features near Brotton including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

The area around Brotton features a number of interesting castles including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

The area around Brotton's best old mines can be found at Grassington Lead Mines.

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

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are some of Brotton best parks to visit near Brotton.

There are a number of gardens near to Brotton including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Brotton has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Brotton History

There are some historic monuments around Brotton:

• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Manorial settlement, dovecote and fragment of field system, immediately north of Marske Inn Farm
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Round barrow on Boulby Cliffs known as the site of Rockcliff Beacon
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Boulby Alum Quarries and works
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate