Fornah Gill Caverns

Fornah Gill Caverns is a cave in Malham Moor, Craven District, England. Fornah Gill Caverns is situated nearby to the cave Magnetometer Pot, as well as near Hammer Pot.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fountains Fell and Pen-y-ghent.

Fountains Fell

Peak

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Fountains Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The main summit has a height of 668 metres and a relative height or topographic prominence of 243 metres and thus qualifies as a Marilyn. Fountains Fell is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fornah Gill Caverns.

Pen-y-ghent

Peak

Photo: Tim Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pen-y-ghent or Penyghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet; the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside. Pen-y-ghent is situated 2½ miles north of Fornah Gill Caverns.

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. Fountains Fell Tarn is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fornah Gill Caverns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stainforth and Brackenbottom.

Stainforth

Village

Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stainforth is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated north of Settle. Nearby there is a waterfall, Stainforth Force, where the river falls over limestone ledges into a deep, broad pool which can be accessed by walking a short way from the village. Stainforth is situated 2 miles southwest of Fornah Gill Caverns.

Brackenbottom

Hamlet

Brackenbottom is a hamlet in Ribblesdale, near to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is the location of the headquarters of Bradford Potholing Club who own a bunkhouse in the village. Brackenbottom is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fornah Gill Caverns.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale

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Horton-in-Ribblesdale is a village in North Yorkshire. With a population of 400 in 2021, it's set in the Yorkshire Dales beneath the "Three Peaks", and is a stopover on the Pennine Way.

Fornah Gill Caverns

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

54.12178° or 54° 7′ 18″ north

Longitude

-2.2317° or 2° 13′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C6V4QC9+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1580937207

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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