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, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, geological features, castles, old mines, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.

North Skelton's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

There are a several good ruins in the North Skelton area 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.

Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains) are great places to visit near North Skelton if you like historic monuments.

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

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

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, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

Don't miss Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement's limestone pavements if visiting the area around North Skelton.

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

Cities to visit near North Skelton include York, and Ripon.

The area around North Skelton 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.

North Skelton has some unmissable hills nearby like Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

There are a number of geological features near North Skelton including Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

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

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

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

North Skelton's best nearby parks can be found at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

There are a number of gardens near to North Skelton including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

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:

• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Pike Howe round cairns
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Duck Bridge
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Cairnfield and two round barrows 500m north west of Sleddale
• Round barrow on Codhill Heights, 860m south east of Codhill Farm
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 650m north west of Bridge Farm
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• 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 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• 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 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Hill End round cairn
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Castleton castle mound
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow 340m south west of Belmanbank Gate
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery: late Saxon settlement, cemetery, monastic precinct and dovecote
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir