Franklands Lair
Franklands Lair is an archaeological site in Blubberhouses, Harrogate District, England. Franklands Lair is situated nearby to the peak Limekiln Hill, as well as near old sandstone quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blubberhouses Hall, Now Venture House and Fewston Reservoir.
Blubberhouses Hall, Now Venture House
Residential building
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blubberhouses Hall, Now Venture House is a residential building, which is situated 3,500 feet east of Franklands Lair.
Fewston Reservoir
Reservoir
Fewston Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1879. The capacity is about 3.5 million cubic metres. Fewston Reservoir is situated 1½ miles east of Franklands Lair.
Thruscross Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: TJBlackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thruscross Reservoir is the northernmost of four reservoirs in the Washburn Valley, lying north of Otley and west of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England, near the hamlet of Thruscross. Thruscross Reservoir is situated 2 miles north of Franklands Lair.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blubberhouses and Thruscross.
Blubberhouses
Village
Photo: Technica Vita, CC BY 2.0.
Blubberhouses is a small village and civil parish in the Washburn Valley in North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census was less than 100, so details were included in the civil parish of Fewston.
Thruscross
Hamlet
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, 11 miles west of Harrogate. Thruscross is situated 2 miles north of Franklands Lair.
Timble
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Timble is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the slopes of the Washburn Valley, north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs. Timble is situated 2 miles southeast of Franklands Lair.
Franklands Lair
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Blubberhouses, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.99511° or 53° 59′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.7634° or 1° 45′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C5WX6WP+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 7319652745OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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