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

Retail in Skelton-in-Cleveland

There are great places to visit near Skelton-in-Cleveland 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.

Skelton-in-Cleveland'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 number of ruins near Skelton-in-Cleveland 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 Skelton-in-Cleveland.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Skelton-in-Cleveland area like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

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

Rivers and Streams to visit near Skelton-in-Cleveland include Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

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

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

Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement are some of Skelton-in-Cleveland best limestone pavements to visit near Skelton-in-Cleveland.

The area close to Skelton-in-Cleveland boasts some of the best mountains including Ingleborough.

York, and Ripon are some of Skelton-in-Cleveland best cities to visit near Skelton-in-Cleveland.

York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge are some of Skelton-in-Cleveland best historic buildings to visit near Skelton-in-Cleveland.

There are a several good hills in the Skelton-in-Cleveland area like Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill.

Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks are some of Skelton-in-Cleveland best geological features to visit near Skelton-in-Cleveland.

Skelton-in-Cleveland's best nearby castles can be found at Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

The area around Skelton-in-Cleveland's best old mines can be found at Grassington Lead Mines.

Country Parks to visit near Skelton-in-Cleveland include Brimham Rocks.

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

Don't miss Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden's gardens if visiting the area around Skelton-in-Cleveland.

Don't miss Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave's ancient sites if visiting the area around Skelton-in-Cleveland.

Skelton-in-Cleveland History

There are some historic monuments around Skelton-in-Cleveland:

• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• 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 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Round barrow 340m south west of Belmanbank Gate
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Great Ayton Moor round cairns
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Great Ayton Moor cairn cemetery and earthworks
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery: late Saxon settlement, cemetery, monastic precinct and dovecote
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• 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
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• 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
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Round barrows E of Ayton Bank Farm
• Castleton castle mound
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 650m north west of Bridge Farm
• Hill End round cairn
• Kildale Hall Garth: a medieval manor house complex west of St Cuthbert's Church
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round cairn on Newton Moor, 900m north east of Summer Hill Farm
• Two round cairns on Hutton Moor, 820m south east of Hanging Stone
• Round barrow on Codhill Heights, 860m south east of Codhill Farm
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• 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
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Percy Cross on Percy Cross Rigg 850m north east of Oak Tree Farm
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Cairnfield at Codhill Slack, 670m north east of Percy Cross, including a ring cairn, round barrow and standing stone
• Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Cairnfield and two round barrows 500m north west of Sleddale
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Two round cairns on Newton Moor, 850m north east of Summer Hill Farm
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Round cairn on Newton Moor, 870m south east of Hanging Stone
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation