Fountains Fell Tarn
Fountains Fell Tarn, is an upland lake between the two peaks of Fountains Fell, in North Yorkshire, England. The tarn is close to the Pennine Way, some 4.3 miles north west of Malham Tarn, and 4.3 miles east of Horton in Ribblesdale.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fountains Fell and Pen-y-ghent.
Fountains Fell
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fountains Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The main summit has a height of 668 metres and a relative height or topographic prominence of 243 metres and thus qualifies as a Marilyn.
Pen-y-ghent
Peak
Photo: Tim Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pen-y-ghent or Penyghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet; the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside. Pen-y-ghent is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fountains Fell Tarn.
Giants’ Graves
Archaeological site
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Giants’ Graves is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Fountains Fell Tarn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hesleden and Brackenbottom.
Hesleden
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hesleden is a hamlet in Littondale in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It lies within the civil parish of Halton Gill in the county of North Yorkshire. Nether Hesleden is 1.1 miles west of Litton, and Upper Hesleden is a further 1.4 miles west, on the road from Halton Gill to Stainforth. Hesleden is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fountains Fell Tarn.
Brackenbottom
Hamlet
Brackenbottom is a hamlet in Ribblesdale, near to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is the location of the headquarters of Bradford Potholing Club who own a bunkhouse in the village. Brackenbottom is situated 3½ miles west of Fountains Fell Tarn.
Foxup
Hamlet
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Foxup is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is near Halton Gill and Litton and is 13 miles north west of Grassington. Foxup is situated 3½ miles north of Fountains Fell Tarn.
Fountains Fell Tarn
- Type: Pond
- Description: upland lake in the Yorkshire Dales, England, UK
- Categories: tarn and body of water
- Location: Malham Moor, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.13695° or 54° 8′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.20238° or 2° 12′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6V4QPX+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 280289617OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondWikidata ID
Q106652832
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