Malham Cove
Malham Cove is a large curved limestone formation 0.6 miles north of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It was formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago.Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Addshore, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Janet’s Foss and Malham National Park Visitor Centre.
Janet’s Foss
Waterfall
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Janet's Foss is a small waterfall near the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below.
Malham National Park Visitor Centre
Tourism office
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Malham National Park Visitor Centre is a tourism office.
Gordale Scar
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gordale Scar is a limestone ravine 1 mile north-east of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It contains two waterfalls and has overhanging limestone cliffs over 330 feet high.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hanlith and Kirkby Malham.
Hanlith
Hamlet
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Hanlith is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Kirkby Malham and the tourist attraction of Malham Cove. Hanlith is situated 1½ miles south of Malham Cove.
Kirkby Malham
Village
Kirkby Malham is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in the Yorkshire Dales it lies 6 miles east of Settle. Kirkby Malham is situated 2 miles south of Malham Cove.
Bordley
Hamlet
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Bordley is a village in the civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley, in North Yorkshire, England, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and 12 miles north of Skipton. Bordley is situated 3 miles east of Malham Cove.
Malham Cove
- Type: Locality
- Description: beauty spot in the Yorkshire Dales
- Categories: glacial cirque, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Malham, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.07268° or 54° 4′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.15791° or 2° 9′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C6V3RFR+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 28887497OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=beauty_spotOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1789790
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Malham Cove” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瑪爾漢灣”
- Dutch: “Malham Cove”
- French: “Malham Cove”
- German: “Malham Cove”
- Japanese: “マルハム・コーブ”
- Polish: “Malham Cove”
- Spanish: “Cala Malham”
- Spanish: “Malham Cove”
- Western Panjabi: “مالہم چٹان”
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