Barden Tower
Barden Tower is a ruined building in the Parish of Barden, in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. The tower was used as a hunting lodge in the 15th and 16th centuries, and despite a renovation in the 1650s, it fell into disrepair in the 18th century.Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Strid and Bolton Priory.
The Strid
Waterfall
The River Wharfe is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. For much of its middle course it is the county boundary between West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire.
Bolton Priory
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolton Priory, whose full title is The Priory Church of St Mary and St Cuthbert, Bolton Abbey, is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in the village of Bolton Abbey, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. Bolton Priory is situated 2½ miles southeast of Barden Tower.
Cavendish memorial fountain
Fountain
Photo: John Sparshatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cavendish memorial fountain is a drinking fountain erected in 1886 at Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, England as a memorial to Lord Frederick Cavendish following his murder in Phoenix Park by the Irish National Invincibles in May 1882. Cavendish memorial fountain is situated 2½ miles southeast of Barden Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drebley and Appletreewick.
Appletreewick
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Appletreewick is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, 6.5 miles north-east of Skipton, 7 miles from Skipton railway station and 16 miles from Leeds Bradford International Airport. Appletreewick is situated 2 miles north of Barden Tower.
Halton East
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halton East is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 3.5 miles east of Skipton. The population of the parish was estimated at 90 in 2015. Halton East is situated 2 miles south of Barden Tower.
Barden Tower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: medieval fortified house in Barden, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Categories: fortified house, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Barden, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.01077° or 54° 0′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.92396° or 1° 55′ 26″ westElevation
679 feet (207 metres)Open location code
9C6W236G+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 27370910OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2656361Wikidata ID
Q17658872
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Barden Tower” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barden Tower”
- Swedish: “Barden Tower”
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