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

Skelton Green postcode: TS12 2DG

Retail in Skelton Green

There are great places to visit near Skelton Green 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.

The area around Skelton Green features a number of interesting waterfalls including Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force.

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 Skelton Green if you like ruins.

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

Skelton Green's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

Skelton Green's best nearby villages can be found at Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

The area around Skelton Green features a number of interesting rivers and streams including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

There are a number of towns near Skelton Green including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

The area around Skelton Green features a number of interesting caves including Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

Skelton Green has some unmissable limestone pavements nearby like Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

The area around Skelton Green features a number of interesting geological features including Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of mountains near to Skelton Green including Ingleborough.

The area around Skelton Green features a number of interesting cities including York, and Ripon.

York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are great places to visit near Skelton Green if you like historic buildings.

Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar are great places to visit near Skelton Green if you like hills.

There are a several good castles in the Skelton Green area like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

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

Skelton Green has some unmissable parks nearby like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

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

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

Skelton Green History

There are some historic monuments around Skelton Green:

• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Hill End round cairn
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Cairnfield at Codhill Slack, 670m north east of Percy Cross, including a ring cairn, round barrow and standing stone
• Percy Cross bowl barrow
• 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
• Duck Bridge
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Cairnfield and two round barrows 500m north west of Sleddale
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round cairn on Newton Moor, 900m north east of Summer Hill Farm
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Round barrow 550m west of Baysdale Farm
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery: late Saxon settlement, cemetery, monastic precinct and dovecote
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 470m 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 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Great Ayton Moor round cairns
• Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• 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
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• 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
• Round barrow on Codhill Heights, 860m south east of Codhill Farm
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Percy Cross on Percy Cross Rigg 850m north east of Oak Tree Farm
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 650m north west of Bridge Farm
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Two round cairns on Hutton Moor, 820m south east of Hanging Stone
• Castleton castle mound
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Two round cairns on Newton Moor, 850m north east of Summer Hill Farm
• Round cairn on Newton Moor, 870m south east of Hanging Stone
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Kildale Hall Garth: a medieval manor house complex west of St Cuthbert's Church
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 340m south west of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross