Kilton Thorpe is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Kilton Thorpe

There are great places to visit near Kilton Thorpe 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 Kilton Thorpe best waterfalls to visit near Kilton Thorpe.

Kilton Thorpe 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.

There are a several good historic monuments in the Kilton Thorpe area like Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

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

Kilton Thorpe has some unmissable villages nearby like Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Kilton Thorpe include 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 Thorpe.

The area around Kilton Thorpe 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.

There are a number of limestone pavements near Kilton Thorpe including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Ingleborough is one of Kilton Thorpe's best, nearby mountains to visit in Kilton Thorpe.

There are a several good cities in the Kilton Thorpe area like York, and Ripon.

The area around Kilton Thorpe features a number of interesting historic buildings including York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

The area around Kilton Thorpe 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.

The area around Kilton Thorpe boasts some of the best geological features including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

Kilton Thorpe's best nearby castles can be found at Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

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

The area close to Kilton Thorpe boasts some of the best country parks including Brimham Rocks.

The area around Kilton Thorpe boasts some of the best parks including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

The area close to Kilton Thorpe boasts some of the best gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

The area around Kilton Thorpe features a number of interesting ancient sites including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Kilton Thorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Kilton Thorpe:

• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 60m east of Boulby Barns Farm
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Duck Bridge
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Castleton castle mound
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Hill End round cairn
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 600m north east of South View Farm
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Manorial settlement, dovecote and fragment of field system, immediately north of Marske Inn Farm
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• Boulby Alum Quarries and works
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow on Boulby Cliffs known as the site of Rockcliff Beacon
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm