Gordale Scar
Gordale Scar is in Bordley, Craven District, England. Gordale Scar is situated nearby to the ruins East Field Lathe, as well as near Stone Bank Lathe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Janet’s Foss and Gordale Scar.
Janet’s Foss
Waterfall
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Janet's Foss is a small waterfall near the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. Janet’s Foss is situated 670 feet southwest of Gordale Scar.
Gordale Scar
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gordale Scar is a limestone ravine 1 mile north-east of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It contains two waterfalls and has overhanging limestone cliffs over 330 feet high. Gordale Scar is situated 2,100 feet north of Gordale Scar.
Malham National Park Visitor Centre
Tourism office
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Malham National Park Visitor Centre is a tourism office, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Gordale Scar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malham and Malham Cove.
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.
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.
Hanlith
Hamlet
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Hanlith is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Kirkby Malham and the tourist attraction of Malham Cove. Hanlith is situated 1½ miles southwest of Gordale Scar.
Gordale Scar
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Bordley, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.06725° or 54° 4′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.13417° or 2° 8′ 3″ westOpen location code
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Highlights include East Field Lathe and Stone Bank Lathe.
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