Rigg Plantation

Rigg Plantation is a forest in Aysgarth, Richmondshire District, England. Rigg Plantation is situated near the locality Seata, as well as near Aysgarth Rigg.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Aysgarth Falls and Castle Dykes Henge.

Aysgarth Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England, near the village Aysgarth.

Castle Dykes Henge

Archaeological site

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle Dykes Henge is a Class I Neolithic henge earthwork in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England, situated between the villages of Aysgarth and Thornton Rust.

Yore Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yorkshire Dales and Aysgarth.

Yorkshire Dales

Photo: gruban, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Yorkshire Dales are a scenic area of limestone hills and valleys in North Yorkshire in the north of England. Much of the area falls within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, which extends into neighbouring Cumbria and Lancashire.

Aysgarth

Village

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aysgarth is a village and civil parish in Wensleydale, in North Yorkshire, England. The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, about 16 miles south-west of Richmond and 22.6 miles west of the county town of Northallerton.

Thoralby

Hamlet

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thoralby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies south of Aysgarth, is within a mile of both Newbiggin and West Burton and is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Rigg Plantation

Type: Forest
Location: Aysgarth, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.2882° or 54° 17′ 17″ north

Longitude

-2.0252° or 2° 1′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C6V7XQF+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 185126070

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Seata and Aysgarth Rigg.

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