Kilton is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Kilton

There are great places to visit near Kilton 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.

Kilton's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

The area around Kilton features a number of interesting ruins including 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.

There are a number of historic monuments near Kilton including Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

There are a several good hiking areas in the Kilton area like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

There are a number of villages near Kilton including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

The area around Kilton features a number of interesting rivers and streams including 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 Kilton if you like towns.

The area around Kilton features a number of interesting caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

There are a several good limestone pavements in the Kilton area like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

There are a number of geological features near Kilton including Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

The area close to Kilton boasts some of the best mountains including Ingleborough.

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

The area around Kilton boasts some of the best historic buildings including York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Kilton's best nearby hills can be found at Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

Kilton has some unmissable castles nearby like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

Brimham Rocks is a great place to visit close to Kilton if you like country parks.

The area around Kilton features a number of interesting parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

The area around Kilton's best gardens can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

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

Kilton History

There are some historic monuments around Kilton:

• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 710m south west of Green Houses Farm
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Ring cairn on Lealholm Moor, 640m north east of South View Farm
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round barrow on Boulby Cliffs known as the site of Rockcliff Beacon
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Round barrow on Thorn Hill, 310m south of the confluence of Black Dike Slack and Mardale Slack
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Hill End round cairn
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Boulby Alum Quarries and works
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Round barrow on Lealholm Rigg, 690m north of Benwell House
• Late Iron Age and Roman settlement on Roxby Low Moor, 225m south of Moor House Farm
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Castleton castle mound
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Round barrow on Newton Mulgrave Moor, 170m east of Stang Howe
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 600m north east of South View Farm
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• 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 barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 60m east of Boulby Barns Farm
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Duck Bridge
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings