Kirkdale Cave
Kirkdale Cave is a cave and fossil site located in Kirkdale near Kirkbymoorside in the Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. It was discovered by workmen in 1821, and found to contain fossilized bones of a variety of mammals from the Eemian…Photo: martin dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Gregory’s Minster and Village Hall.
St Gregory’s Minster
Church
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St Gregory's Minster is an Anglo-Saxon church with a rare sundial, in Kirkdale near Kirkbymoorside, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. St Gregory’s Minster is situated 750 feet northwest of Kirkdale Cave.
Village Hall
Community center
Photo: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Village Hall is a community center, which is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Kirkdale Cave.
The Plough, Wombleton
Pub
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The Plough is a historic pub in Wombleton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The timber framed building was constructed in the late 17th century and was extended to the rear in the 19th century, although the pub describes itself as being 15th century. The Plough, Wombleton is situated 1 mile southwest of Kirkdale Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wombleton and Great Edstone.
Wombleton
Village
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Wombleton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just south from the main Thirsk to Scarborough road and 7 miles to the west of Pickering.
Great Edstone
Village
Edstone is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, the principal settlement of which is the village of Great Edstone. Edstone has a population of 217 according to the 2011 census. Great Edstone is situated 2 miles southeast of Kirkdale Cave.
Pockley
Village
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Pockley is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile north-east of Helmsley turning north from the A170 road. Its short, winding lane passes six thatched cottages in a quarter mile before turning back toward the A170 and its junction at Beadlam and Nawton. Pockley is situated 2½ miles west of Kirkdale Cave.
Kirkdale Cave
- Type: Cave
- Description: Cave in North Yorkshire, England
- Category: landform
- Location: Welburn, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.26159° or 54° 15′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.96009° or 0° 57′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6X726Q+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 9013977135OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q3197395
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Swedish—“Kirkdale Cave” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف كيركدال”
- French: “grotte de Kirkdale”
- French: “Grotte de Kirkdale”
- Japanese: “カークデール洞窟”
- Swedish: “Kirkdalegrottan”
- “Kirkdale Cave”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirkdale Cave SSSI and Kirkdale Viaduct.
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