Ribblehead Viaduct
The Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle–Carlisle railway across Batty Moss in the Ribble Valley at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Michael Bryan, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Alison Rawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: Railway viaduct in Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Batty Moss Viaduct”
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ribblehead railway station and Whernside.
Ribblehead railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ulleskelf, Public domain.
Ribblehead is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 52 miles 17 chains north-west of Leeds, serves the area of Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England. Ribblehead railway station is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Ribblehead Viaduct.
Whernside
Peak
Photo: Cyberdemon007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England. It is the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, the other two being Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent. Whernside is situated 2 miles northwest of Ribblehead Viaduct.
Great Douk Cave
Cave
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Douk Cave is a shallow cave system lying beneath the limestone bench of Ingleborough in Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England. It is popular with beginners and escorted groups, as it offers straightforward caving, and it is possible to follow the cave from where a stream emerges at a small waterfall to a second entrance close to where it sinks 600 yards further up the hill. Great Douk Cave is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ribblehead Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chapel-le-Dale and Selside.
Chapel-le-Dale
Hamlet
Chapel-le-Dale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a valley of the same name, and was previously in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Chapel-le-Dale is situated 2 miles southwest of Ribblehead Viaduct.
Selside
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles north west of Horton in Ribblesdale. Selside was mentioned, in the form Selesat, in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Roger of Poitou. Selside is situated 3 miles southeast of Ribblehead Viaduct.
Stone House
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stone House is a locality at Dent Head on the River Dee, in the county of Cumbria, England, to the south-east of Cowgill and to the north-west of Newby Head. Stone House is situated 4 miles north of Ribblehead Viaduct.
Ribblehead Viaduct
- Categories: railway viaduct, arch bridge, bridge over valley, and transportation
- Location: Ingleton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.21031° or 54° 12′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.37002° or 2° 22′ 12″ westElevation
974 feet (297 metres)Open location code
9C6V6J6H+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 672053667OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Ribblehead Viaduct” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “里布尔海德高架桥”
- Dutch: “Ribblehead Viaduct”
- German: “Ribblehead-Viadukt”
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