Grange Rigg

Places of Interest

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.

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.

Places in the Area

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.

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 2½ miles northeast of Grange Rigg.

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 2½ miles southeast of Grange Rigg.

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