Heights Cave
Heights Cave is a cave in Threshfield, Craven District, England. Heights Cave is situated nearby to Cow Close Wood, as well as near the heath Skirethorns.- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in the UK
- Also known as: “Calf Hole”, “Elland Cave”, “Height Cave”, and “Skythorns Cave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Druid’s Altar four poster stone circle and Grass Wood.
Druid’s Altar four poster stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Druid’s Altar four poster stone circle is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Heights Cave.
Grass Wood
Forest
Grass Wood is an ancient woodland of 88 hectares in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England, that has an exceptional ground flora of woodland wildflowers. Grass Wood is situated 1½ miles east of Heights Cave.
St Margaret Clitherow’s Church, Threshfield
Church
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret Clitherow's Church is a Catholic church in Threshfield, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. In the 1960s, the Catholic population around Grassington grew, and it was decided to construct a church in the neighbouring village of Threshfield. St Margaret Clitherow’s Church, Threshfield is situated 2 miles east of Heights Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bordley and Threshfield.
Bordley
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bordley is a village in the civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley, in North Yorkshire, England, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and 12 miles north of Skipton.
Threshfield
Village
Photo: Joe Regan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Threshfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. A population of 968 was recorded at the 2011 census. It borders Grassington, Linton Falls, and Skirethorns. Threshfield is situated 1½ miles east of Heights Cave.
Conistone
Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Conistone is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles north of Grassington, 3 miles south of Kettlewell and 12 miles north of Skipton beside the River Wharfe, in Upper Wharfedale. Conistone is situated 2 miles northeast of Heights Cave.
Heights Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Threshfield, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.07732° or 54° 4′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.05603° or 2° 3′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C6V3WGV+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1917323213OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q39760520
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Heights Cave” goes by many names.
- German: “Heights Cave”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cow Close Wood and Skirethorns.
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