Gin Shaft
Gin Shaft is a historic site in Appletreewick, Craven District, England. Gin Shaft is situated nearby to the historic site Knussa Knot Shaft, as well as near the archaeological site old mine workings.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stump Cross Caverns and Grimwith Reservoir.
Stump Cross Caverns
Cave
Photo: Simon Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. First discovered around 1860 by the Newbold brothers and further explored in the 1920s, the caverns are now open to the public as a commercial tourist attraction. Stump Cross Caverns is situated 2,800 feet east of Gin Shaft.
Grimwith Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimwith Reservoir is located in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It was originally built by the Bradford Corporation as one of eleven reservoirs in the Yorkshire Dales to supply fresh water to Bradford.
Parcevall Hall Gardens
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parcevall Hall, also known as Parceval Hall, and its gardens are located at Skyreholme near Appletreewick village, Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. Parcevall Hall Gardens is situated 1½ miles southwest of Gin Shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trollers Gill and Greenhow.
Trollers Gill
Locality
Photo: Jamesfcarter, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Trollers Gill is a limestone gill or gorge in North Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Skyreholme and 4.7 miles south-east of Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales. The gorge, which is 0.5 miles in length, is also known as Trollerdale.
Greenhow
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm302, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, England, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The term how derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill and a mound, so Greenhow literally means 'Green's hill or mound'. Greenhow is situated 2 miles east of Gin Shaft.
Skyreholme
Village
Skyreholme is a hamlet in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1-mile east of Appletreewick, in the small side valleys formed by Skyreholme Beck and Blands Beck, which meet in the hamlet to form Fir Beck, a short tributary… Skyreholme is situated 2 miles southwest of Gin Shaft.
Gin Shaft
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Appletreewick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.06827° or 54° 4′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.87837° or 1° 52′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C6W349C+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2168487140OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_shaft
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Highlights include Knussa Knot Shaft and old mine workings.
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