Tun Stone

Tun Stone is in Embsay with Eastby, Craven District, England. Tun Stone is situated nearby to old sandstone quarry, as well as near old quarry.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Embsay Reservoir and Embsay railway station.

Embsay Reservoir

Reservoir

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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 railway station

Railway station

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Embsay railway station is a railway station on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. It serves the small village of Embsay in North Yorkshire, England. The station is a terminus on the railway and was re-opened in 1981. Embsay railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Tun Stone.

St Mary’s Church, Embsay with Eastby

Church

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St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Embsay with Eastby, a parish in North Yorkshire, in England. Embsay Priory was founded in 1120. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, a chapel was maintained for worship for many years, but eventually closed. St Mary’s Church, Embsay with Eastby is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Tun Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Embsay and Skipton.

Embsay

Village

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Embsay is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby.

Skipton

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Skipton is a market town in North Yorkshire, with a population of 15,000 in 2021. It has a sturdy castle and scenic canal; it's within a short travel time of the Leeds-Bradford conurbation and is on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, so it's a popular day-trip destination.