Scoska Cave

Scoska Cave is a cave in Arncliffe, Craven District, England. Scoska Cave is situated near the nature reserve Scoska Wood SSSI, as well as near the archaeological site Thornsber Barn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Oswald’s Church, Arncliffe and The Falcon Inn.

St Oswald’s Church, Arncliffe

Church

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, in England. The oldest part of the church is the tower, which was constructed in the 15th century. St Oswald’s Church, Arncliffe is situated 1¼ miles east of Scoska Cave.

The Falcon Inn

Pub

Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Falcon Inn is a historic public house on Monk's Road in Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, England. The pub is thought to have been built in the 18th century, and its windows were altered in the early to mid-19th century. The Falcon Inn is situated 1 mile east of Scoska Cave.

Birks Fell

Peak

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birks Fell is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, near to Hubberholme in North Yorkshire, England. It is classed as a Marilyn. Birks Fell only became an official Marilyn in 2006 as it was resurveyed and discovered to be 610 metres and not 608 metres as previously thought. Birks Fell is situated 2½ miles north of Scoska Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arncliffe and Hesleden.

Arncliffe

Village

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Arncliffe is a small village and civil parish in Littondale, one of the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Littondale is a small valley beside Upper Wharfedale, 3 miles beyond Kilnsey and its famous crag.

Hesleden

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hesleden is a hamlet in Littondale in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It lies within the civil parish of Halton Gill in the county of North Yorkshire. Nether Hesleden is 1.1 miles west of Litton, and Upper Hesleden is a further 1.4 miles west, on the road from Halton Gill to Stainforth. Hesleden is situated 2 miles northwest of Scoska Cave.

Starbotton

Village

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Starbotton is a village of around 60 houses in Upper Wharfedale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, by the River Wharfe. Starbotton is situated 3 miles northeast of Scoska Cave.

Scoska Cave

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Arncliffe, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.14757° or 54° 8′ 51″ north

Longitude

-2.13141° or 2° 7′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C6V4VX9+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 701087013

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Scoska Wood SSSI and Thornsber Barn.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Thornsber Barn and Flats barn.

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