Retail in Cropton
There are great places to visit near Cropton 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 Cropton best waterfalls to visit near Cropton.
Cropton's best nearby ruins can be found at 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.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Cropton area like Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).
Cropton'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 Cropton features a number of interesting villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Cropton area like Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.
Cropton has some unmissable towns nearby like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.
The area around Cropton boasts some of the best caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.
The area around Cropton features a number of interesting limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.
There are a several good mountains in the area around Cropton like Ingleborough.
York, and Ripon are some of Cropton best cities to visit near Cropton.
There are a number of historic buildings near Cropton including York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.
Hills to visit near Cropton include Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.
There are a several good geological features in the Cropton area like Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.
There are a several good castles in the Cropton area like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.
Grassington Lead Mines is a great place to visit close to Cropton if you like old mines.
The area around Cropton's best country parks can be found at Brimham Rocks.
The area around Cropton boasts some of the best parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.
The area around Cropton's best gardens can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.
Don't miss Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave's ancient sites if visiting the area around Cropton.
Cropton History
There are some historic monuments around Cropton:
- Douthwaite pillow mounds
- Southern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Round barrow 550m north of High Nova Farm
- Square barrow adjacent to Cawthorne Camps, 520m north west of Saintoft Lodge
- Three medieval pillow mounds 900m north of Grove House
- Western of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Rawcliffe Howe round barrow
- Round barrow 160m north of Manor Farm
- Beacon Hill ringwork siege castle and Royal Observer Corps post
- Cawthorne medieval settlement remains 150m north east of West Cawthorne
- Two round barrows 400m south west of West Farm
- Two round barrows, 245m and 340m north west of Barmoor Lodge
- Wheeldale Howe
- Blackpark cross dyke and standing stone, 330m north east of Blackpark Lodge
- Round cairn 510m south of Lower Farm
- Low Cross, a reused standing stone on Kirkgate Lane in Appleton-le-Moors
- Eastern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Pike Howe round cairn
- Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor
- Round barrow 110m south west of Shunner Howe
- Round barrow 780m north of Grove House
- St Nicholas' medieval hospital 550m East of Brick Yard Farm
- Fall Rigg cross dyke and round barrow, 710m north of Sycamore Farm
- High Cross wayside cross on Kirkgate Lane, north of Appleton-le-Moors
- Two round barrows at East Cawthorne Farm
- Old Wife's Mound round barrow, 750m north west of Low Leaf Howe House
- Ring cairn on Askew Rigg, 880m south east of Hartoft Bridge
- Round cairn on Skivick Crag, 380m south west of Wheeldale Lodge
- Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1250m west of Wheeldale Lodge
- Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish church
- Ana Cross round barrow and wayside cross
- Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilns
- Round barrow 570m south of Saintoft Grange
- Cairnfield on Howl Moor 510m south of Wheeldale Lodge, including an unenclosed hut circle settlement, field system and round burial cairns
- High Snapes ring cairn, 670m north east of Spaunton Lodge
- Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor
- Standing cross in churchyard of St Gregory's Church at Cropton
- Round barrow on Wheeldale Moor, 1150m west of Wheeldale Lodge
- Round barrow 280m south west of Haugh Rigg
- Rosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farm
- Shunner Howe round barrow
- Round barrow 350m north west of Hen Flatts
- The Old Hall, 50m north west of All Saints Church
- Blackpark medieval farmstead 140m south of Blackpark Lodge
- Two sections of Roman road on Flamborough Rigg
- Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of medieval trackway known as the Portergate
- Earthworks at Manor House Farm, Great Barugh
- Pickering Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and 13th century shell keep castle
- Four round barrows 875m north west of High Blansby
- Rudland Close monastic grange, 750m south east of Saddle Stone
- Two round barrows on Low Common
- Prehistoric field system, medieval rabbit warren and post-medieval mining test pits on Rhumbard Snout
- Black Howe round barrow
- Round barrow 140m west of Haugh Rigg
- Round barrow 50m north east of Manor Farm
- Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church
- Mauley Cross in Cropton Forest 580m north of Hill Top Farm
- Round barrow 410m south of Keldy Banks
- Round barrow 390m south east of Lower Row Mires
- Northern of four round barrows known as Three Howes
- Two round cairns 450m south of Lower Farm
- Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm
- Four round barrows one 400m and three 540m east of Grouse Hall
- Round barrow 560m south west of High Thorgill Farm
- Round barrow 400m north east of Haugh Rigg
- Round barrow 600m SSW of Saintoft Grange
- Middleton Heights round barrow
- Leaf Howe round barrow
- Abraham's Hut round cairn
- Cropton Hall Garth: a motte and bailey castle including later medieval manor house, a medieval trackway and a pond
