Bycliffe Dam

Bycliffe Dam is in Grassington, Craven District, England. Bycliffe Dam is situated nearby to the archaeological site Low Gill Mine, as well as near the peak Bycliffe Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mossdale Caverns and Priest’s Tarn.

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 1¼ miles northwest of Bycliffe Dam.

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. Priest’s Tarn is situated 1 mile north of Bycliffe Dam.

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. Meugher is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bycliffe Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Conistone and Hebden.

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 west of Bycliffe Dam.

Hebden

Village

Photo: Alethe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hebden is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, and one of four villages in the ecclesiastical parish of Linton. It lies near Grimwith Reservoir and Grassington, in Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Hebden is situated 3 miles south of Bycliffe Dam.

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 Bycliffe Dam.

Bycliffe Dam

Type: Body of water
Location: Grassington, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.10959° or 54° 6′ 35″ north

Longitude

-1.96077° or 1° 57′ 39″ west

Open location code

9C6W425Q+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 34951693

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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