Moorsholm is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Moorsholm

There are great places to visit near Moorsholm 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 Moorsholm 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.

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

Don't miss Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray's hiking areas if visiting the area around Moorsholm.

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

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Moorsholm area like Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

Towns to visit near Moorsholm include Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Moorsholm has some unmissable caves nearby like Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

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

There are a several good mountains in the area around Moorsholm like Ingleborough.

There are a number of cities near Moorsholm including York, and Ripon.

Moorsholm's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

The area around Moorsholm boasts some of the best hills including Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

The area around Moorsholm features a number of interesting geological features including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of castles near Moorsholm including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

Grassington Lead Mines is a great place to visit close to Moorsholm if you like old mines.

The area around Moorsholm's best country parks can be found at Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of parks near Moorsholm including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Places near Moorsholm feature a number of interesting gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

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

Moorsholm History

There are some historic monuments around Moorsholm:

• Northern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 680m north east of Rock House
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Southern Pind Howe round barrow on Danby Rigg, 700m east of Rock House
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Boulby Alum Quarries and works
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon Farm
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow on Boulby Cliffs known as the site of Rockcliff Beacon
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale 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
• Hunter's Sty Bridge
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Northern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg, 600m north west of Stormy Hall
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Manorial settlement, dovecote and fragment of field system, immediately north of Marske Inn Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Small multivallate hillfort on Round Hill
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Black Hill wayside cross on Glaisdale Rigg
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Hill End round cairn
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Duck Bridge
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Castleton castle mound
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation