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, geological features, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, castles, 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.

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 are great places to visit near Kilton Thorpe if you like ruins.

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

The area around Kilton Thorpe boasts some of the best hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

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

Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton are some of Kilton Thorpe best rivers and streams to visit near Kilton Thorpe.

The area around Kilton Thorpe features a number of interesting towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Don't miss Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave's caves if visiting the area around Kilton Thorpe.

Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement are great places to visit near Kilton Thorpe if you like limestone pavements.

Geological Features to visit near Kilton Thorpe include Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

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

York, and Ripon are great places to visit near Kilton Thorpe if you like cities.

Kilton Thorpe has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Hills to visit near Kilton Thorpe include Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle are great places to visit near Kilton Thorpe if you like castles.

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

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden are great places to visit near Kilton Thorpe if you like parks.

There are a several good gardens in the area around Kilton Thorpe like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

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

Kilton Thorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Kilton Thorpe:

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