Back Scar

Back Scar is a hill in Settle, Craven District, England and has an elevation of 1,752 feet. Back Scar is situated nearby to the locality Langscar, as well as near Malham Cove.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Victoria Cave and Scaleber Force.

Scaleber Force, is a 40-foot high waterfall on Stockdale Beck, later the Long Preston Beck, that feeds into the River Ribble between Settle and Long Preston in North Yorkshire, England. Scaleber Force is situated 1½ miles southwest of Back Scar.

Malham Tarn

Lake

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Malham Tarn is a glacial lake near the village of Malham in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The lake is one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe. Malham Tarn is situated 2½ miles northeast of Back Scar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malham Cove and Langcliffe.

Malham Cove

Locality

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Malham Cove is a large curved limestone formation 0.6 miles north of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It was formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago. Malham Cove is situated 2½ miles east of Back Scar.

Langcliffe

Village

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Langcliffe is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, in England. It lies to the north of Settle and east of Giggleswick. The River Ribble runs along the west of the village. Langcliffe is situated 2½ miles west of Back Scar.

Malham

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Malham is a village in North Yorkshire set in karstic scenery: its best-known feature is the cliff of Malham Cove. In 2021 its population was just over 200, which includes the neighbouring smaller village of Kirkby Malham.

Back Scar

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,752 feet
Category: landform
Location: Settle, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.07559° or 54° 4′ 32″ north

Longitude

-2.21369° or 2° 12′ 49″ west

Elevation

1,752 feet (534 metres)

Open location code

9C6V3QGP+6G

GeoNames ID

12623128

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