Abbotside Common
Abbotside Common is a locality in High Abbotside, Richmondshire District, England. Abbotside Common is situated nearby to the locality Stags Fell Groove Lead Mine, as well as near Turned Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buttertubs Pass and Lovely Seat.
Buttertubs Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Buttertubs Pass is a high road in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The road winds its way north from Simonstone near Hawes towards Thwaite and Muker past 20-metre-deep limestone potholes called the Buttertubs.
Lovely Seat
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lovely Seat, originally known as Lunasett, is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. Situated at grid reference SD878950 three miles north of the town of Hawes, it is part of the high ground which separates Wensleydale from Swaledale and the highest point of Abbotside Common reaching a height of 675 metres.
Great Shunner Fell
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Shunner Fell is the third-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, and the highest point in Wensleydale; at 716 metres above sea level. Great Shunner Fell is situated 2 miles northwest of Abbotside Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cotterdale and Simonstone.
Cotterdale
Village
Photo: WALKER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cotterdale is a small side dale and hamlet on the north side of Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. The dale lies to the west of Great Shunner Fell. Cotterdale is situated 2 miles west of Abbotside Common.
Simonstone
Hamlet
Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simonstone is a hamlet near Hawes and Hardraw Force within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The name is first recorded in 1301 as deriving from Sigemund's Rock. Simonstone is situated 2 miles south of Abbotside Common.
Hardraw
Hamlet
Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hardraw is a hamlet near Hawes within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The nearby Hardraw Force waterfall takes its name from it. The name of the hamlet is first recorded in 1606 as Hardrawe, and derives from Old English Herde and raw, which means the shepherd's houses. Hardraw is situated 2½ miles south of Abbotside Common.
Abbotside Common
Latitude
54.3504° or 54° 21′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.20735° or 2° 12′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C6V9Q2V+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 2000000226OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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