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.

Drebley

Hamlet

Photo: P Gaskell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Drebley is a hamlet.

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. 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″ north

Longitude

-1.92396° or 1° 55′ 26″ west

Elevation

679 feet (207 metres)

Open location code

9C6W236G+8C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 27370910

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

2656361

Wikidata ID

Q17658872

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Cebuano: “Barden Tower”
Swedish: “Barden Tower”

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