Clapham Bottoms

Places of Interest

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.

Ingleborough Cave

Cave

Photo: Peter Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ingleborough Cave is a show cave close to the village of Clapham in North Yorkshire, England, adjacent to where the water from Gaping Gill resurges. That part of the cave that is open to the public follows a fossil gallery for some 500 metres.

Bar Pot

Cave

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bar Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill cave system being located about 340 metres south of Gaping Gill Main Shaft, on Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales.

Places in the Area

Clapham

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clapham is a village in North Yorkshire, with a population of roughly 600. It's set in the limestone scenery of the Dales, and its main attractions are Ingleborough show cave and the cave complex of Gaping Gill.

Wharfe

Hamlet

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wharfe is a hamlet about a mile north east of the village of Austwick, North Yorkshire, England. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', The hamlet is the only settlement in Crummackdale, the upper valley of Austwick Beck. Wharfe is situated 2 miles southeast of Clapham Bottoms.

Selside

Hamlet

Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles north west of Horton in Ribblesdale. Selside was mentioned, in the form Selesat, in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Roger of Poitou. Selside is situated 2½ miles northeast of Clapham Bottoms.

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