Horse Head Moor

Horse Head Moor is a hill in Buckden, Craven District, England and has an elevation of 1,998 feet. Horse Head Moor is situated near the hamlet Halton Gill, as well as near Yockenthwaite.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Yockenthwaite small stone circle and Birks Fell.

Yockenthwaite small stone circle

Archaeological site

Photo: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yockenthwaite small stone circle is an archaeological site.

Birks Fell

Peak

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birks Fell is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, near to Hubberholme in North Yorkshire, England. It is classed as a Marilyn. Birks Fell only became an official Marilyn in 2006 as it was resurveyed and discovered to be 610 metres and not 608 metres as previously thought. Birks Fell is situated 1½ miles east of Horse Head Moor.

Yockenthwaite Bridge

Bridge

Photo: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yockenthwaite and Hesleden.

Yockenthwaite

Hamlet

Yockenthwaite is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Langstrothdale valley in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Yockenthwaite is 20 miles north of Skipton and 8 miles south of Hawes.

Hesleden

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hesleden is a hamlet in Littondale in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It lies within the civil parish of Halton Gill in the county of North Yorkshire. Nether Hesleden is 1.1 miles west of Litton, and Upper Hesleden is a further 1.4 miles west, on the road from Halton Gill to Stainforth. Hesleden is situated 1½ miles south of Horse Head Moor.

Foxup

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Foxup is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is near Halton Gill and Litton and is 13 miles north west of Grassington. Foxup is situated 1½ miles west of Horse Head Moor.

Horse Head Moor

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,998 feet
Category: landform
Location: Buckden, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.18847° or 54° 11′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.16345° or 2° 9′ 48″ west

Elevation

1,998 feet (609 metres)

Open location code

9C6V5RQP+9J

GeoNames ID

12620839

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