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Limestone cave discovered in 1837 containing bones dating back 130,000 years, including elephant and hyena. It was used by man and a hibernating brown bear 11,000 years ago and for unknown purposes, possibly a shrine, in Roman times. Several other caves nearby. Post code is for Settle Market Place, one of several good starting points to walk to the cave.
NB You can only visit this cave by walking to it. The terrain is easy/rocky and fairly steep.
The wash dub was a pool in which sheep were bathed in order to scrub parasites out of the wool. It was a communal activity that lasted until the mid-20th C when chemical dips became commonplace. In this case, the wash dub was formed by temporarily damming Austwick Beck where it is crossed by White Stone Lane via a couple of clapper bridges near the hamlet of Wharfe. It can be seen as part of an easy circular walk from Austwick.
Nr Wharfe
One of the Yorkshire Dale's Three Peaks and the highest at 2,415 feet (736 metres), as well as being the highest point in Yorkshire. There are good paths to the top from most directions, the most popular being from Ribblehead via the famous viaduct, where you can lean a bit about the shanty towns that existed when the railway was built. Whernside looks like a whale and has been the scene of at least two aircraft crashes. The summit is on a ridge, with views of Ingleborough, Dentdale, the Howgill Fells, the Lake District and the Irish Sea. Whernside is probably the easiest of the Three Peaks to walk, but it is still a serious and often strenuous walk to the top, necessitating proper clothing and footwear as well as a supply of water and something to eat. The post code given is for the Station Inn at Ribblehead.
The Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales (Whernside, Pen-y-Ghent and Ingleborough) are often tackled by the very fit for fun or charity in a time of +/- 12 hours covering a distance of approx 24 miles.
Yordas, or Yorda's, Cave (confused it shouldn't be with Joda) is a naturally formed limestone cave in the Yorkshire Dales. It became something of a showcave during the 18th and 19th centuries and is a popular place to visit for walkers and holiday makers now - as well as serious cavers. At times of heavy rainfall it is flooded - a gushing torrent rages through it; but in dry weather it is possible to explore a large chamber with care, where an underground waterfall and the beginnings of stalactites can be seen. It was known to William Wordsworth and JMW Turner. Some say it is named after a giant that once lived there, but sensible, boring, people say that's unlikely. It is situated in Kingsdale, not far from Masongill, and is a few hundred yards from the road.
Nr Masongill
The Yorkshire Dales National Park was established in 1954. Say ‘The Dales’ and people think of waterfalls, caves, textbook limestone features, drystone walls, Wensleydale cheese and the three peaks, Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent. The highest peak is Whernside at 2415 feet (736 metres). All of these peaks can be tackled by anyone who is reasonably fit, but they are serious walks and should not be approached casually, or in bad weather. The limestone rock that predominates also makes the Dales a haven for cavers.
Each of the Dales has its own character but, overall, it is generally a place of big skies and few trees. Since August 2016, when it was enlarged, it has covered 841 square miles (2,179 square kilometres) from parts of Cumbria (nudging the Lake District) and Lancashire in the west, through North Yorkshire to Richmond in the east. This is close to Herriot country.
The principal settlements are Grassington, Settle, Hawes and Sedbergh.
Bainbridge
Leyburn
450 acres of nature reserve, featuring waymarked walks and, possibly, an ancestor of Robin Hood's legendary greenwood tree, the Major Oak. There is also a visitor centre and cafe.
Edwinstowe
Mansfield
A spectacular Elizabethan mansion built for Sir Francis Willoughby, Wollaton Hall sits on a hill within a beautiful 500-acre park about 3 miles west of Nottingham City Centre, close to the University. It houses the City's natural history museum and also includes some reconstructed rooms. There are various entrances for pedestrians all round the park.
Nottingham
This part of the North Wessex Downs - a designated AONB (area of outstanding natural beauty) was a busy place in prehistoric times, with ample evidence of human activity since the Neolithic period. White Horse hill features Britain's oldest chalk hillside figures, a spectacular, highly stylised, carving of a gigantic horse believed to be some 3,000 years old. Some think it's not a horse, but a dragon; and below it is Dragon Hill, a natural lump (though it looks man-made) where patch of bare ground on the top is meant to be where St George killed the dragon and spilled its blood. Above the White Horse is Uffington Castle, a simple rectangular Iron Age structure dating from around 700 BC and the highest point in Oxfordshire. Behind it is the Ridgeway, part of an ancient trackway that stretched from Dorset to the Wash, parts of which are still in use.
Unfortunately, it is hard to photograph Uffington's White Horse - except from the air.
There is a National Trust car park nearby and a small disabled pull-in on Dragon Hill Road.
Uffington
Bedd Arthur, Beddarthur, or Arthur’s Grave is one of many sites in Britain associated with the burial of the legendary King Arthur. It is thought to be a small stone circle – actually vaguely elliptical in shape – now comprising 13 upright stones and 2 fallen ones. It is an unimpressive sight unless you are an enthusiast about these things and the stones are not large – about 2 feet (60cms) above ground. They seem to lean inward, leading to speculation that there was once a mound, or burial chamber, inside. It is a dramatic location, alongside an ancient trackway and overlooking the Carn Menyn outcrops, thought by some to be the main source of the Stonehenge bluestones. Some have even suggested that Bedd Arthur is a prototype Stonehenge.
Post code is nearby. Access by foot only, wearing suitable clothing.
Carn Menyn is a cluster of rocky outcrops, or tors, in the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire. It is an atmospheric environment, slightly lonely, with excellent views inland as well as over the sea, and several prehistoric remains in the area – such as Foel Trygarn and Bedd Arthur. In addition to the slightly strange arrangement of stones, Carn Menyn has been believed for many years to be the source for the bluestones used to build Stonehenge in Wiltshire 170 miles (274 km) to the east and some 4,500 years ago. The claim is disputed by many and there has been great speculation about how these stones were moved such a distance by Neolithic people. It is also possible that the stones came from several places in the Preseli Hills, not just Carn Menyn. In 2005, it was suggested – apparently seriously - that the stones from Stonehenge should be returned to the Preseli Hills.
Accessible by foot only. Postcode is for a nearby village.
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