Gaping Gill
Gaping Gill is in Austwick, Craven District, England. Gaping Gill is situated nearby to the cave Disappointment Pot, as well as near Flood Entrance Pot.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gaping Gill and Disappointment Pot.
Gaping Gill
Cave
Photo: Bob Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gaping Gill is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough – a 98-metre deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it.
Disappointment Pot
Cave
Photo: Petemonk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Disappointment Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system, located in a steep grassy shakehole some 120 metres south-east of Gaping Gill Main Shaft. Disappointment Pot is situated 440 feet southwest of Gaping Gill.
Flood Entrance Pot
Cave
Photo: Langcliffe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flood Entrance Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system located about 300 metres south of Gaping Gill Main Shaft. It was the first alternative entrance into the main system to be explored, and it is now a popular entrance into the system, with a fine 38-metre pitch landing in Gaping Gill's South-East Passage. Flood Entrance Pot is situated 1,000 feet south of Gaping Gill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clapham and Wharfe.
Clapham
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clapham is a village in North Yorkshire, with a population of roughly 600. It's set in the limestone scenery of the Dales, and its main attractions are Ingleborough show cave and the cave complex of Gaping Gill.
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. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', The hamlet is the only settlement in Crummackdale, the upper valley of Austwick Beck. Wharfe is situated 3 miles southeast of Gaping Gill.
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 northeast of Gaping Gill.
Gaping Gill
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- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Austwick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.1497° or 54° 8′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.38228° or 2° 22′ 56″ westOpen location code
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