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, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, geological features, castles, old mines, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.

The area around Kilton boasts some of the best waterfalls including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Kilton has some unmissable ruins nearby like 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.

Don't miss Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Kilton.

There are a number of hiking areas near Kilton including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

There are a several good villages in the Kilton area like Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.

Don't miss Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Kilton.

The area around Kilton boasts some of the best towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave are some of Kilton best caves to visit near Kilton.

Kilton's best nearby limestone pavements can be found at Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

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

Don't miss York, and Ripon's cities if visiting the area around Kilton.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Kilton area like York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

The area around Kilton features a number of interesting hills including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

Don't miss Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks's geological features if visiting the area around Kilton.

Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are some of Kilton best castles to visit near Kilton.

Kilton is near some unmissable old mines like Grassington Lead Mines,

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

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

Gardens to visit near Kilton include 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 Kilton.

Kilton History

There are some historic monuments around Kilton:

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