Priest’s Tarn
Priest's Tarn is an upland lake on Grassington Moor, in North Yorkshire, England. The water from Priest's Tarn was historically used for hydraulic mining purposes during the lead industry on Grassington Moor.- Type: Body of water
- Description: upland lake in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Priests Tarn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mossdale Caverns and Meugher.
Mossdale Caverns
Cave
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mossdale Caverns is a cave system in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is about 5 kilometres north of Grassington, and east of Conistone, where Mossdale Beck sinks at the base of Mossdale Scar. Mossdale Caverns is situated 3,700 feet west of Priest’s Tarn.
Meugher
Peak
Photo: Rob Woodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meugher is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It lies in remote country between Wharfedale and Nidderdale, in the parish of Stonebeck Down less than 1 kilometre outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park but within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Beauty.
Langcliffe Pot
Cave
Photo: Langcliffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Langcliffe Pot is a cave system on the slopes of Great Whernside in Upper Wharfedale, about 3 kilometres SSE of Kettlewell in North Yorkshire. It is part of the Black Keld Site of Special Scientific Interest where the "underground drainage system which feeds… Langcliffe Pot is situated 2 miles northwest of Priest’s Tarn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Conistone and Kilnsey.
Conistone
Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Conistone is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles north of Grassington, 3 miles south of Kettlewell and 12 miles north of Skipton beside the River Wharfe, in Upper Wharfedale. Conistone is situated 3 miles southwest of Priest’s Tarn.
Kilnsey
Village
Kilnsey is a small village in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the B6160 road, between the villages of Grassington and Kettlewell, near Arncliffe and just across the River Wharfe from Conistone. Kilnsey is situated 3½ miles west of Priest’s Tarn.
Grassington
Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grassington is a small town in Wharfedale in North Yorkshire, set in the limestone scenery of the Yorkshire Dales. You come here to browse in the cobbled market square and to hike the hills.
Priest’s Tarn
- Category: tarn
- Location: Stonebeck Down, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.12136° or 54° 7′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.95974° or 1° 57′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6W42CR+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 34944800OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q113003045
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