Birk Hill Scar
Birk Hill Scar is a forest in Muker, Richmondshire District, England. Birk Hill Scar is situated nearby to the locality Crackpot Hall, as well as near Swinner Gill Lead Mine.Places of Interest
Highlights include Catrake Force and Kisdon Force.
Catrake Force
Waterfall
Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Catrake Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England. It is not visible from the road but is accessible via a campsite in Keld. It comprises a series of four steps, each its own small waterfall, and each with a very different character – the largest single drop being about 20 feet.
Kisdon Force
Waterfall
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kisdon Force is a series of waterfalls on the River Swale in Swaledale, England. The falls are situated within the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the county of North Yorkshire, 500 metres downstream from the small hamlet of Keld at grid reference NY898010.
Wain Wath Force
Waterfall
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wain Wath Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. The falls are at grid reference NY883015, 0.6 miles upstream from the hamlet of Keld which has three other waterfalls in its vicinity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keld and Muker.
Keld
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Keld is a tiny village in North Yorkshire, near the head of the valley of the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales. The river cascades down from the Pennines in a series of waterfalls, and several long-distance hiking trails pass through.
Muker
Hamlet
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muker is a village and civil parish at the western end of Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England, within the Yorkshire Dales. The parish includes the hamlets and villages of Angram, Keld, Thwaite, West Stonesdale and Birkdale, as well as the Tan Hill Inn, the highest in England.
Angram
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Angram is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Keld to the north and Thwaite to the south. Angram forms part of the civil parish of Muker.
Birk Hill Scar
- Type: Forest
- Location: Muker, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.4038° or 54° 24′ 14″ northLongitude
-2.1586° or 2° 9′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C6VCR3R+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 39895406OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
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