Willy Pit
Willy Pit is a historic site in High Abbotside, Richmondshire District, England. Willy Pit is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Buttertubs Pass, as well as near Turned Hill Moss.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buttertubs Pass and Lovely Seat.
Buttertubs Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Buttertubs Pass is a high road in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The road winds its way north from Simonstone near Hawes towards Thwaite and Muker past 20-metre-deep limestone potholes called the Buttertubs.
Lovely Seat
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lovely Seat, originally known as Lunasett, is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. Situated at grid reference SD878950 three miles north of the town of Hawes, it is part of the high ground which separates Wensleydale from Swaledale and the highest point of Abbotside Common reaching a height of 675 metres.
Great Shunner Fell
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Shunner Fell is the third-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, and the highest point in Wensleydale; at 716 metres above sea level. Great Shunner Fell is situated 2 miles northwest of Willy Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simonstone and Thwaite.
Simonstone
Hamlet
Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simonstone is a hamlet near Hawes and Hardraw Force within the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. The name is first recorded in 1301 as deriving from Sigemund's Rock. Simonstone is situated 2 miles south of Willy Pit.
Thwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thwaite is a small village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It is in Swaledale and is part of the civil parish of Muker. The village lies on the B6270 road that runs through Swaledale from east to west and is 9.3 miles west of Reeth. Thwaite is situated 2½ miles northeast of Willy Pit.
Cotterdale
Village
Photo: WALKER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cotterdale is a small side dale and hamlet on the north side of Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. The dale lies to the west of Great Shunner Fell. Cotterdale is situated 2½ miles west of Willy Pit.
Willy Pit
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: High Abbotside, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.3519° or 54° 21′ 7″ northLongitude
-2.19944° or 2° 11′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C6V9R22+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 708790852OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_shaftOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mineshaft
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