Mossdale Caverns
Mossdale Caverns is a cave system in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is about 5 kilometres north of Grassington, and east of Conistone, where Mossdale Beck sinks at the base of Mossdale Scar.Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave system in the Yorkshire Dales, England
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Priest’s Tarn and Langcliffe Pot.
Priest’s Tarn
Priest's Tarn is an upland lake on Grassington Moor, in North Yorkshire, England. The water from Priest's Tarn was historically used for hydraulic mining purposes during the lead industry on Grassington Moor. Priest’s Tarn is situated 3,700 feet east of Mossdale Caverns.Langcliffe Pot
Cave
Photo: Langcliffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Langcliffe Pot is a cave system on the slopes of Great Whernside in Upper Wharfedale, about 3 kilometres SSE of Kettlewell in North Yorkshire. It is part of the Black Keld Site of Special Scientific Interest where the "underground drainage system which feeds… Langcliffe Pot is situated 1½ miles northwest of Mossdale Caverns.
Meugher
Peak
Photo: Rob Woodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meugher is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It lies in remote country between Wharfedale and Nidderdale, in the parish of Stonebeck Down less than 1 kilometre outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park but within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty. Meugher is situated 2 miles east of Mossdale Caverns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Conistone and Kilnsey.
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 2½ miles southwest of Mossdale Caverns.
Kilnsey
Village
Kilnsey is a small village in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the B6160 road, between the villages of Grassington and Kettlewell, near Arncliffe and just across the River Wharfe from Conistone. Kilnsey is situated 3 miles southwest of Mossdale Caverns.
Kettlewell
Village
Photo: Johnteslade, Public domain.
Kettlewell is a village in Upper Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles north of Grassington, at the point where Wharfedale is joined by a minor road which leads north-east from the village over Park Rash Pass to Coverdale. Great Whernside rises to the east. Kettlewell is situated 3½ miles northwest of Mossdale Caverns.
Mossdale Caverns
- Category: landform
- Location: Stonebeck Down, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.12366° or 54° 7′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.9767° or 1° 58′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6W42FF+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2064856310OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q6916641
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Japanese—“Mossdale Caverns” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Мосдэйл”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف موسديل”
- French: “Cavernes de Mossdale”
- French: “grottes de Mossdale”
- French: “Grottes de Mossdale”
- Japanese: “モスデール洞窟”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include old mining activity and old mining pond.
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