Clifford’s Tower
Clifford’s Tower is an archaeological site in Rylstone, Craven District, England. Clifford’s Tower is situated nearby to the forest Nettlehole Wood, as well as near Sun Moor Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Norton Tower and Embsay Reservoir.
Norton Tower
Ruins
Norton Tower is a ruined building near Rylstone, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed as a hunting lodge with space for banqueting, probably in about 1540. Norton Tower is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Clifford’s Tower.
Embsay Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Neil T, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water, and supplies water to the north and west of Skipton, feeding 25,000 homes. It has a dam height of 24 m. Embsay Reservoir is situated 1½ miles southeast of Clifford’s Tower.
Sharp Haw
Peak
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sharp Haw is a hill on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, located just within the National Park. Being the last outpost of the hills before the broad Aire valley, and with a sharp summit from many angles, it is prominent and easily recognisable from much of the area to the south. Sharp Haw is situated 1½ miles southwest of Clifford’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hetton and Cracoe.
Hetton
Village
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Hetton is a small Dales village in the civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 5.75 miles north of Skipton by the B6265 road. Hetton is situated 2 miles northwest of Clifford’s Tower.
Cracoe
Village
Cracoe is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near to Rylstone and about 6 miles south-west of Grassington. Cracoe is situated 2 miles north of Clifford’s Tower.
Flasby
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flasby is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the two settlements, with Winterburn, in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn. Flasby is situated 2½ miles west of Clifford’s Tower.
Clifford’s Tower
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “New Hall”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rylstone, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.00491° or 54° 0′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.02572° or 2° 1′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6V2X3F+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 429434509OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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