Scaur Head
Scaur Head is a locality in Hawes, Richmondshire District, England. Scaur Head is situated nearby to the locality West End, as well as near the village Gayle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gayle Mill and Dales Countryside Museum.
Gayle Mill
Photo: Lobsan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gayle Mill, dating from about 1784, is thought to be the oldest structurally unaltered cotton mill in existence. It is located in the Wensleydale hamlet of Gayle, England, 1 mile south of the market town of Hawes.
Dales Countryside Museum
Museum
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dales Countryside Museum is a local museum for the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Northern England. Run by the National Park Authority, it tells the story of the people who have lived and worked in the Yorkshire Dales for over a 1,000 years.
Market Hall Cinema
Public building
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Market Hall Cinema is a public building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gayle and Appersett.
Gayle
Village
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Gayle is a hamlet 0.4-mile south of Hawes in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It is noted for the beck that flows through it and the old mill, which featured on the BBC TV programme Restoration.
Appersett
Village
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Appersett is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England one mile west of Hawes. It lies on the A684 road and an unclassified road runs alongside Widdale Beck to connect with the B6255 road between Hawes and Ingleton. Appersett is situated 1½ miles north of Scaur Head.
Burtersett
Hamlet
Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burtersett is a small village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately 1 mile east from Hawes and Gayle. The village is known for its former quarrying industry and being the seat of the Hillary family, with one strand of the family emigrating to New Zealand and raising Sir Edmund Hillary, the famous mountaineer. Burtersett is situated 1½ miles east of Scaur Head.
Scaur Head
- Type: Locality
- Location: Hawes, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.29027° or 54° 17′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.20797° or 2° 12′ 29″ westElevation
1,033 feet (315 metres)Open location code
9C6V7QRR+4RGeoNames ID
13284034
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