Jack Hole Peat Pits

Places of Interest

Stump Cross Caverns

Cave

Photo: Simon Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. First discovered around 1860 by the Newbold brothers and further explored in the 1920s, the caverns are now open to the public as a commercial tourist attraction.

Grimwith Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grimwith Reservoir is located in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It was originally built by the Bradford Corporation as one of eleven reservoirs in the Yorkshire Dales to supply fresh water to Bradford. Grimwith Reservoir is situated 2 miles west of Jack Hole Peat Pits.

St Mary

Church

Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary is a church.

Places in the Area

Greenhow

Hamlet

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Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, England, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The term how derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill and a mound, so Greenhow literally means 'Green's hill or mound'. Greenhow is situated 1½ miles southeast of Jack Hole Peat Pits.

Trollers Gill

Locality

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Trollers Gill is a limestone gill or gorge in North Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Skyreholme and 4.7 miles south-east of Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales. The gorge, which is 0.5 miles in length, is also known as Trollerdale. Trollers Gill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Jack Hole Peat Pits.

Heathfield

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Danylec, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heathfield is a hamlet in the civil parish of Stonebeck Down in upper Nidderdale, in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on a broad terrace on the west side of the dale, overlooking a steep slope down to the River Nidd. Heathfield is situated 3 miles east of Jack Hole Peat Pits.

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