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Gordale Scar

Gordale Scar is in The Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.

Gordale Scar is an impressively deep, limestone gorge featuring large rocky waterfalls.

Popular with tourists and ramblers, there are good footpaths from Malham continuing past the waterfalls for those who are willing to climb.

Created: 27  November  2016  Edited: 29  November  2023

Malham Tarn Estate Information

Malham Tarn Estate Address

Yorkshire Dales Estate Office, Pennine Way, Settle BD24 9PT, UK

BD24 9PT

Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/malham-tarn-estate

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Gordale Beck from Source to Malham Beck Details

Gordale Beck from Source to Malham Beck

Gordale Beck from Source to Malham Beck is a river in West Yorkshire

Gordale Beck from Source to Malham Beck takes in water from an area around 12.61 km2 in size and is part of the Aire Upper catchment area.

Gordale Beck from Source to Malham Beck is 7.225 km long and is not designated artificial or heavily modified.

Gordale Scar LiDAR Map

A LiDAR Map showing the area around Gordale Scar

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Local History around Gordale Scar

There are some historic monuments around including:

Medieval monastic wayside cross base, Water Sinks GateRoman temporary camp and medieval monastic cross base, Mastiles Lane.Enclosure and hut circles on Prior RakesLime kiln and associated quarry 75m south of High Scarth BarnKilnsey Moor settlementSettlement N of Stridebut EdgeLower Colgarth Hill round cairnDruid's Altar four poster stone circleSettlement on Prior RakesFarm sites and field systems on Malham LingsSettlement on Blue ScarTwo rectangular house sites on Malham LingsSeaty Hill round cairnMedieval monastic wayside cross basePillow mounds east of Friars Head, known as Giants' GravesEnclosure E of Malham LingsRing cairn north west of Ewe MoorCup marked rock in wall east of Scarnber Wood, 500m north east of Bark Laithe, WinterburnCrane Field round barrowSheriff Hill round cairnPikedaw Hill southern cairnHut circles, enclosures and fields N of Shorkley HillSettlement 1/3 mile (540m) NW of Langscar GateEnclosed prehistoric settlement east of Malham CoveRound barrow north of Moor Syke, Crane FieldSettlement sites on Jorden ScarField system S of Malham Cove'Douky Bottom Cave' Hawkswick Clowder, near KilnseySettlement 500ft (150m) NW of Ing Scar CragRound cairn on Broad FlatsMedieval settlements and lynchets extending NW from Town HeadSettlement 1250yds (1140m) NE of Malham Tarn HouseCairn on Great Close HillHut circle on Comb ScarSettlement at Dew BottomsSettlement SE of Druid's AltarRound barrow 550m south west of Park HillCairn on Blue Scar 460m NW of Springs CaveLynchets N of Malham villageMedieval monastic wayside cross baseRound cairn south east of Broad FlatsCairn 80m north of Pikedaw HillSettlement on Ing ScarRound barrow 400m south west of Crane Field LaitheFarmhouse sites on Highfolds ScarSettlement on Cow Bank 1/4 mile (400m) NW of Darnbrook.

Gordale Scar map

Gordale Scar UK Map