North Skelton is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in North Skelton

There are great places to visit near North Skelton 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.

There are a several good waterfalls in the North Skelton area like Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

Ruins to visit near North Skelton include 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.

North Skelton's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

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

The area around North Skelton features a number of interesting villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

There are a number of rivers and streams near North Skelton including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

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

There are a number of caves near North Skelton including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

The area around North Skelton features a number of interesting limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks are some of North Skelton best geological features to visit near North Skelton.

Don't miss Ingleborough's mountains if visiting the area around North Skelton.

York, and Ripon are some of North Skelton best cities to visit near North Skelton.

North Skelton's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

There are a several good hills in the North Skelton area like 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 North Skelton if you like castles.

North Skelton is near some unmissable country parks like Brimham Rocks,

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

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is a great place to visit close to North Skelton if you like gardens.

Ancient Sites to visit near North Skelton include Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

North Skelton History

There are some historic monuments around North Skelton:

• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• 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 barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Hill End round cairn
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Duck Bridge
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Manorial settlement, dovecote and fragment of field system, immediately north of Marske Inn Farm
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Round barrow on Codhill Heights, 860m south east of Codhill Farm
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Castleton castle mound
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 650m north west of Bridge Farm
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• 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
• Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery: late Saxon settlement, cemetery, monastic precinct and dovecote
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• 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, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 340m south west of Belmanbank Gate
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Cairnfield and two round barrows 500m north west of Sleddale
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings