Great Douk Cave
Great Douk Cave is a shallow cave system lying beneath the limestone bench of Ingleborough in Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England. It is popular with beginners and escorted groups, as it offers straightforward caving, and it is possible to follow the cave from where a stream emerges at a small waterfall to a second entrance close to where it sinks 600 yards further up the hill.
- Cave
- …is also known as “Great Douk”
- Description: cave in North Yorkshire, England
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weathercote Cave and Ingleborough.
Weathercote Cave
Cave
Weathercote Cave is a natural solutional cave in Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England. Weathercote Cave is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Great Douk Cave.
Ingleborough
Peak
Ingleborough is the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. Ingleborough is situated 1½ miles south of Great Douk Cave.
Ribblehead railway station
Railway station
Ulleskelf, Public domain.
Ribblehead is a railway station which serves the area… Ribblehead railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Great Douk Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chapel-le-Dale and Selside.
Chapel-le-Dale
Hamlet
Chapel-le-Dale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England.
Selside
Hamlet
Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. Selside is situated 2½ miles east of Great Douk Cave.
Scar End
Hamlet
Scar End is a settlement on the side of Twisleton Scar in the English county of North Yorkshire. Scar End is situated 3 miles southwest of Great Douk Cave.
Great Douk Cave
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
54.18827° or 54° 11′ 18″ north
Longitude
-2.3886° or 2° 23′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C6V5JQ6+8H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Great Douk Cave” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف دوق العظيم”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Douk Cave and Southerscales Pot.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Southerscales Nature Reserve and South Scales.
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