Dry Gill Limekiln

Dry Gill Limekiln is an archaeological site in Appletreewick, Craven District, England. Dry Gill Limekiln is situated near the archaeological site old mine workings, as well as near old limestone quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stump Cross Caverns and Parcevall Hall Gardens.

Stump Cross Caverns

Cave

Photo: Simon Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stump Cross Caverns is a limestone cave system between Wharfedale and Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, England. First discovered around 1860 by the Newbold brothers and further explored in the 1920s, the caverns are now open to the public as a commercial tourist attraction. Stump Cross Caverns is situated 1,100 feet east of Dry Gill Limekiln.

Parcevall Hall Gardens

Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parcevall Hall, also known as Parceval Hall, and its gardens are located at Skyreholme near Appletreewick village, Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. Parcevall Hall Gardens is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dry Gill Limekiln.

Grimwith Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grimwith Reservoir is located in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It was originally built by the Bradford Corporation as one of eleven reservoirs in the Yorkshire Dales to supply fresh water to Bradford. Grimwith Reservoir is situated 1½ miles northwest of Dry Gill Limekiln.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trollers Gill and Greenhow.

Trollers Gill

Locality

Photo: Jamesfcarter, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Trollers Gill is a limestone gill or gorge in North Yorkshire, England, close to the village of Skyreholme and 4.7 miles south-east of Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales. The gorge, which is 0.5 miles in length, is also known as Trollerdale.

Greenhow

Hamlet

Photo: Malcolm302, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, England, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The term how derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill and a mound, so Greenhow literally means 'Green's hill or mound'. Greenhow is situated 2 miles east of Dry Gill Limekiln.

Skyreholme

Village

Skyreholme is a hamlet in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1-mile east of Appletreewick, in the small side valleys formed by Skyreholme Beck and Blands Beck, which meet in the hamlet to form Fir Beck, a short tributary… Skyreholme is situated 2½ miles southwest of Dry Gill Limekiln.

Dry Gill Limekiln

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Appletreewick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.06712° or 54° 4′ 2″ north

Longitude

-1.87064° or 1° 52′ 14″ west

Open location code

9C6W348H+RP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4958025064

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: old mine workings and old limestone quarry.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Black Hill Lead Mines and old lead mines.

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