Thwaite Scars

Thwaite Scars is a hill in Austwick, Craven District, England and has an elevation of 1,335 feet. Thwaite Scars is situated near the hamlet Wharfe, as well as near the village Austwick.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ingleborough Cave and Norber erratics.

Ingleborough Cave

Cave

Photo: Peter Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ingleborough Cave is a show cave close to the village…

Norber erratics

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Norber erratics are a group of glacial erratic boulders in Britain.

Bar Pot

Cave

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bar Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wharfe and Clapham.

Wharfe

Hamlet

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wharfe is a hamlet about a mile north east of the village of Austwick, North Yorkshire, England.

Clapham

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clapham is a village in North Yorkshire, with a population of roughly 600.

Newby

Hamlet

Photo: SIMON PHILLIPS, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newby is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles west of Thwaite Scars.

Thwaite Scars

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,335 feet
Category: landform
Location: Austwick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.13334° or 54° 8′ north

Longitude

-2.36441° or 2° 21′ 52″ west

Elevation

1,335 feet (407 metres)

Open location code

9C6V4JMP+86

GeoNames ID

12621979

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Austwick and Newby Cote.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Moughton and Ingleborough.

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