Limekiln Hill

Limekiln Hill is a peak in Malham Moor, Craven District, England. Limekiln Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Water Houses, as well as near the locality New Laithe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Malham Tarn and Victoria Cave.

Malham Tarn

Lake

Photo: Dbenbenn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Malham Tarn is a glacial lake near the village of Malham in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The lake is one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe.

Fountains Fell Tarn

Pond

Photo: Wheely, CC BY 3.0.

Fountains Fell Tarn, is an upland lake between the two peaks of Fountains Fell, in North Yorkshire, England. The tarn is close to the Pennine Way, some 4.3 miles north west of Malham Tarn, and 4.3 miles east of Horton in Ribblesdale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malham and Settle.

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.

Settle

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Settle is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town had a population of 2,421 in the 2001 census, increasing to 2,564 at the 2011 census.

Malham Cove

Locality

Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Limekiln Hill

Type: Peak
Category: landform
Location: Malham Moor, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.0993° or 54° 5′ 57″ north

Longitude

-2.1982° or 2° 11′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C6V3RX2+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1580936595

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

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