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.Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in North Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Great Douk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weathercote Cave and Ingleborough.
Weathercote Cave
Cave
Photo: Langcliffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weathercote Cave is a natural solutional cave in Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England. It has been renowned as a natural curiosity since the eighteenth century, and was accessible to paying visitors until 1971. Weathercote Cave is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Great Douk Cave.
Ingleborough
Peak
Photo: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ingleborough is the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, and is frequently climbed as part of the Three Peaks walk. Ingleborough is situated 1½ miles south of Great Douk Cave.
Ribblehead railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ulleskelf, Public domain.
Ribblehead is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 52 miles 17 chains north-west of Leeds, serves the area of Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England. 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. It is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a valley of the same name, and was previously in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Selside
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles north west of Horton in Ribblesdale. Selside was mentioned, in the form Selesat, in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Roger of Poitou. 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. This Scar itself is the end of a spur running westwards from Whernside, one of the Three Peaks, towards Ingleton, North Yorkshire, and the beds of limestone project to a height of 120 metres above sea level. Scar End is situated 3 miles southwest of Great Douk Cave.
Great Douk Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Ingleton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.18827° or 54° 11′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.3886° or 2° 23′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6V5JQ6+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 268105240OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q12059022
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In Other Languages
“Great Douk Cave” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف دوق العظيم”
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Highlights include Little Douk Cave and Southerscales Pot.
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