Grey Wife Hole
Grey Wife Hole is a cave in Austwick, Craven District, England. Grey Wife Hole is situated nearby to the cave Newby Moss Pot, as well as near Newby Moss Cave.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gaping Gill and Stream Passage Pot.
Gaping Gill
Cave
Photo: Bob Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gaping Gill is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough – a 98-metre deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it. Gaping Gill is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Grey Wife Hole.
Stream Passage Pot
Cave
Stream Passage Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill system being located about 320 metres ESE of Gaping Gill Main Shaft. It is a popular and sporting entrance into the system, featuring three well-watered big shafts. Stream Passage Pot is situated 2,700 feet east of Grey Wife Hole.
Disappointment Pot
Cave
Photo: Petemonk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Disappointment Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system, located in a steep grassy shakehole some 120 metres south-east of Gaping Gill Main Shaft. Disappointment Pot is situated 3,400 feet east of Grey Wife Hole.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clapham and Ingleton.
Clapham
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clapham is a village in the civil parish of Clapham cum Newby in North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, 6 miles north-west of Settle, and just off the A65 road.
Ingleton
Village
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Ingleton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The village is 17 miles from Kendal and 17 miles from Lancaster on the western side of the Pennines. Ingleton is situated 3 miles west of Grey Wife Hole.
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 northwest of Grey Wife Hole.
Grey Wife Hole
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Austwick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.14512° or 54° 8′ 42″ northLongitude
-2.39834° or 2° 23′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C6V4JW2+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4308488442OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Newby Moss Pot and Newby Moss Cave.
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