Austwick Beck Head
Austwick Beck Head is a cave in Austwick, Craven District, England. Austwick Beck Head is situated nearby to the archaeological site settlement, as well as near the spring Moughton Whetstone Hole.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Juniper Gulf and Ingleborough Cave.
Juniper Gulf
Cave
Juniper Gulf is a pit cave in on the side of Ingleborough in Yorkshire, England. It is a popular single rope technique trip for cavers, especially known for its final 50-metre pitch. Juniper Gulf is situated 1 mile northwest of Austwick Beck Head.
Ingleborough Cave
Cave
Photo: Peter Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ingleborough Cave is a show cave close to the village of Clapham in North Yorkshire, England, adjacent to where the water from Gaping Gill resurges. That part of the cave that is open to the public follows a fossil gallery for some 500 metres. Ingleborough Cave is situated 1½ miles west of Austwick Beck Head.
Gaping Gill
Cave
Photo: Bob Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gaping Gill is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough – a 98-metre deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it. Gaping Gill is situated 1½ miles west of Austwick Beck Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wharfe and Horton-in-Ribblesdale.
Wharfe
Hamlet
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wharfe is a hamlet about a mile north east of the village of Austwick, North Yorkshire, England. Its postcode is LA2 8DQ. The name means 'The bend', The hamlet is the only settlement in Crummackdale, the upper valley of Austwick Beck.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale is a village in North Yorkshire. With a population of 400 in 2021, it's set in the Yorkshire Dales beneath the "Three Peaks", and is a stopover on the Pennine Way.
Selside
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles north west of Horton in Ribblesdale. Selside was mentioned, in the form Selesat, in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Roger of Poitou. Selside is situated 2½ miles north of Austwick Beck Head.
Austwick Beck Head
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Austwick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.14219° or 54° 8′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.34384° or 2° 20′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C6V4MR4+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 902515537OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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