King’s Pit Colliery

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Tan Hill

Peak

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Tan Hill is a high point on the Pennine Way in North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Keld in the civil parish of Muker, near the borders of County Durham and Westmorland, and close to the northern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Tan Hill Inn

Pub

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The Tan Hill Inn is a public house at Tan Hill, North Yorkshire. It is the highest inn in the British Isles at 1,732 feet above sea level. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is slightly higher than the Cat and Fiddle Inn in the Peak District, which is at 1,690 feet.

Rogan’s Seat

Peak

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Rogan's Seat is a remote hill located near East Stonesdale and Gunnerside Gill, in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It is a high expanse of moorland that stretches alongside Swaledale, Swinner Gill and Gunnerside Gill. Rogan’s Seat is situated 2½ miles southeast of King’s Pit Colliery.

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West Stonesdale

Hamlet

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West Stonesdale is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. The secluded village is near Keld to the south, Tan Hill to the north and is both 10 miles from Grinton and Askrigg. West Stonesdale is situated 3 miles south of King’s Pit Colliery.

Keld

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Keld is a tiny village in North Yorkshire, near the head of the valley of the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales. The river cascades down from the Pennines in a series of waterfalls, and several long-distance hiking trails pass through.

Sleightholme

Locality

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Sleightholme is a secluded hamlet on a dead end road in County Durham, England. It lies beside Sleightholme Beck, a tributary of the River Greta. The nearest town is Bowes, 4 miles away. Sleightholme is situated 4 miles northeast of King’s Pit Colliery.

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