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.

Kilton has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

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 Kilton if you like ruins.

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

Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray are some of Kilton best hiking areas to visit near Kilton.

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

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.

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

Kilton's best nearby caves can be found at Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, 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.

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

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

Kilton has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill are some of Kilton best hills to visit near Kilton.

Geological Features to visit near Kilton include Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

There are a several good castles in the Kilton area like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

Places near Kilton feature a number of interesting old mines including Grassington Lead Mines.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Kilton like Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of parks near Kilton including 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.

Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave are great places to visit near Kilton if you like ancient sites.

Kilton History

There are some historic monuments around Kilton:

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