Kirkdale Cave SSSI
Kirkdale Cave SSSI is a nature reserve in Welburn, Ryedale District, England. Kirkdale Cave SSSI is situated nearby to the hamlet Welburn, as well as near the locality Keld Head.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirkdale Cave and St Gregory’s Minster.
Kirkdale Cave
Cave
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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…
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wombleton and Pockley.
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.
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.
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.
Kirkdale Cave SSSI
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Welburn, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2617° or 54° 15′ 42″ northLongitude
-0.9601° or 0° 57′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C6X726Q+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1417608051OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Welburn and Keld Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirkdale Viaduct and Tilehouse Bridge.
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