Simon’s Seat

Simon's Seat is a peak in the Yorkshire Dales in northern England. It is a prominent outcrop of millstone grit on the eastern side of Wharfedale. Although only 485 metres high, the extensive views from the summit make it a popular destination for walkers.

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,591 feet
Description: hill in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Simon Seat” and “Simons Seat”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parcevall Hall Gardens and St John the Baptist’s Church, Appletreewick.

Parcevall Hall Gardens

Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parcevall Hall, also known as Parceval Hall, and its gardens are located at Skyreholme near Appletreewick village, Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England.

St John the Baptist’s Church, Appletreewick

Church

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John's Church is an Anglican church in Appletreewick, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was originally constructed in the 17th century, as a pair of cottages.

Ridge End House

Building

Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ridge End House is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skyreholme and Trollers Gill.

Skyreholme

Village

Skyreholme is a hamlet in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1-mile east of Appletreewick, in the small side valleys formed by Skyreholme Beck and Blands Beck, which meet in the hamlet to form Fir Beck, a short tributary…

Trollers Gill

Locality

Photo: Jamesfcarter, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Trollers Gill is a limestone gill or gorge in North Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Skyreholme and 4.7 miles south-east of Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales. The gorge, which is 0.5 miles in length, is also known as Trollerdale.

Appletreewick

Village

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Appletreewick is a village and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England, 7 miles north-east of Skipton. Appletreewick is in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, a popular place for visitors, especially in the summer months, on the banks of the River Wharfe.

Simon’s Seat

Categories: mountain, hill, and landform
Location: Barden, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.03417° or 54° 2′ 3″ north

Longitude

-1.88113° or 1° 52′ 52″ west

Elevation

1,591 feet (485 metres)

Open location code

9C6W24M9+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 410132605

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

2637821

Wikidata ID

Q24638599

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Simon’s Seat” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Simons Seat”
Dutch: “Simons Seat”
Swedish: “Simons Seat”

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