Weathercote Cave
Weathercote Cave is a natural solutional cave in Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England. It has been renowned as a natural curiosity since the eighteenth century, and was accessible to paying visitors until 1971.Photo: Langcliffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Douk Cave and Ingleborough.
Great Douk Cave
Cave
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Douk Cave is a shallow cave system lying beneath the limestone bench of Ingleborough in Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England. It is popular with beginners and escorted groups, as it offers straightforward caving, and it is possible to follow the cave from where a stream emerges at a small waterfall to a second entrance close to where it sinks 600 yards further up the hill. Great Douk Cave is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Weathercote Cave.
Ingleborough
Peak
Photo: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ingleborough is the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, and is frequently climbed as part of the Three Peaks walk. Ingleborough is situated 2 miles south of Weathercote Cave.
Whernside
Peak
Photo: Cyberdemon007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England. It is the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, the other two being Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent. Whernside is situated 2½ miles north of Weathercote Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chapel-le-Dale and Scar End.
Chapel-le-Dale
Hamlet
Chapel-le-Dale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a valley of the same name, and was previously in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Scar End
Hamlet
Scar End is a settlement on the side of Twisleton Scar in the English county of North Yorkshire. This Scar itself is the end of a spur running westwards from Whernside, one of the Three Peaks, towards Ingleton, North Yorkshire, and the beds of limestone project to a height of 120 metres above sea level. Scar End is situated 3 miles southwest of Weathercote Cave.
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 southeast of Weathercote Cave.
Weathercote Cave
- Type: Cave
- Description: Cave in North Yorkshire, England
- Categories: solutional cave and landform
- Location: Ingleton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.19354° or 54° 11′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.39922° or 2° 23′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C6V5JV2+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1572973202OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q20128175
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In Other Languages
“Weathercote Cave” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ويذركوت”
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