Yordas Cave
Yordas Cave is a solutional cave in Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It has been renowned since the eighteenth century as a natural curiosity, and was a show cave during the nineteenth century.Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aquamole Pot and Jingling Pot.
Aquamole Pot
Cave
Aquamole Pot is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It was originally discovered by cave divers who negotiated 168 metres of sump passage from Rowten Pot in 1974, to enter a high aven above the river passage. Aquamole Pot is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Yordas Cave.
Jingling Pot
Cave
Jingling Pot is a limestone cave in West Kingsdale, North Yorkshire, England. Located adjacent to Jingling Beck, it is a lenticular-shaped 45-metre deep shaft that descends straight from the surface. Jingling Pot is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Yordas Cave.
Rowten Pot
Cave
Photo: Goatchurch, Public domain.
Rowten Pot is one of several entrances into the 27-kilometre long cave system that drains Kingsdale in North Yorkshire, England. Its entrance is a shaft some 27 metres long, 10 metres wide, and at the southern end 72 metres deep. Rowten Pot is situated 1 mile southwest of Yordas Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chapel-le-Dale and Scar End.
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. Chapel-le-Dale is situated 2½ miles southeast of Yordas 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 2½ miles south of Yordas Cave.
Masongill
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Masongill is a small community on the western edge of the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village, in the Yorkshire Dales, lies near the border of Lancashire to the west, and the nearby hamlet of Ireby. Masongill is situated 3½ miles southwest of Yordas Cave.
Yordas Cave
- Type: Cave
- Description: Cave in North Yorkshire, England
- Categories: solutional cave and landform
- Location: Leck, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.20681° or 54° 12′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.45294° or 2° 27′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C6V6G4W+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 386170313OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q20128204
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Yordas Cave from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Yordas Cave” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف يورداس”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yordas Pot (Middle Entrance) and Yordas Pot (Top Entrance).
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Braida Garth and Three Men of Gragareth.
Lancashire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Blackpool, Blackburn, Preston, and Burnley.
Curious Caves to Discover
Uncover intriguing caves from every corner of the globe.