Kinsey Cave, Giggleswick Scar

Kinsey Cave, Giggleswick Scar is an archaeological site in Giggleswick, Craven District, England. Kinsey Cave, Giggleswick Scar is situated nearby to the archaeological site tumuli, as well as near Giggleswick Quarry.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: architectural structure in Giggleswick, Craven, England, UK
Also known as: “Kinsey Cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Alkelda, Giggleswick and Giggleswick School.

Church of St Alkelda, Giggleswick

Church

Photo: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5.

The Church of St Alkelda, Giggleswick, is an Anglican church in the village of Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, England. St Alkelda's was the mother church for the extended parish of Giggleswick, until the church in Settle, North Yorkshire was built in 1838, and later became a separate parish. Church of St Alkelda, Giggleswick is situated 1 mile southeast of Kinsey Cave, Giggleswick Scar.

Giggleswick School

School

Photo: Chris Eccleston, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Giggleswick School is a public school in Giggleswick, near Settle in North Yorkshire, England. It originated as a chantry school whose existence is documented by 1499, and was granted a royal charter by Edward VI in 1553, making it one of the older endowed schools in England. Giggleswick School is situated 1 mile south of Kinsey Cave, Giggleswick Scar.

Giggleswick School Chapel

Church

Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Giggleswick School Chapel is a church, which is situated 1 mile south of Kinsey Cave, Giggleswick Scar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stackhouse and Giggleswick.

Stackhouse

Hamlet

Stackhouse, is a hamlet in the civil parish of Giggleswick on the western bank of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire, England.

Giggleswick

Village

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Giggleswick, a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, lies on the B6480 road, less than 1 mile north-west of the town of Settle and divided from it by the River Ribble.

Langcliffe

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Langcliffe is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, in England. It lies to the north of Settle and east of Giggleswick. The River Ribble runs along the west of the village.

Kinsey Cave, Giggleswick Scar

Categories: built structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Giggleswick, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.08674° or 54° 5′ 12″ north

Longitude

-2.3004° or 2° 18′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C6V3MPX+MR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1331599459

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave

Wikidata ID

Q17905089

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kinsey Cave and tumuli.

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