enclosures
enclosures is an archaeological site in Thornton Rust, Richmondshire District, England. enclosures is situated nearby to the peak Addlebrough, as well as near the historic site Stony Raise.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Addlebrough and Virosidum.
Addlebrough
Peak
Addlebrough is a fell in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It is 481 m high. Bronze Age inhabitants built homes and enclosures on the fell's southern slopes.
Virosidum
Archaeological site
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Virosidum was a Roman fort and settlement situated near to the modern town of Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, England. The site is a Scheduled monument. Virosidum is situated 2 miles northwest of enclosures.
Castle Dykes Henge
Archaeological site
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Dykes Henge is a Class I Neolithic henge earthwork in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England, situated between the villages of Aysgarth and Thornton Rust. Castle Dykes Henge is situated 2 miles east of enclosures.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yorkshire Dales and Cubeck.
Yorkshire Dales
Photo: gruban, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Yorkshire Dales are a scenic area of limestone hills and valleys in North Yorkshire in the north of England. Much of the area falls within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, which extends into neighbouring Cumbria and Lancashire.
Cubeck
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cubeck is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Thornton Rust and Worton and in the civil parish of Bainbridge. Metcalfe suggests the name derives from the Old English cu, and the Old Norse bekkr, meaning cow stream.
Worton
Hamlet
Photo: Sean Diver, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Worton is a hamlet in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales part of the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1-mile east of Bainbridge on the A684 road, 4 miles west of Aysgarth and 1-mile south east of Askrigg. Worton is situated 1½ miles north of enclosures.
enclosures
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thornton Rust, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.28289° or 54° 16′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.0793° or 2° 4′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C6V7WMC+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 534115379OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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