Cringley Wood

Cringley Wood is a forest in Melbecks, Richmondshire District, England. Cringley Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Kearton, as well as near the locality Low Whita.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maiden Castle and Calver Hill.

Maiden Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maiden Castle is a settlement in Grinton, North Yorkshire which probably dates from the Iron Age. It is listed as a scheduled monument. The name Maiden Castle is not unique to the site and occurs in several other places in Britain and probably means a "fortification that looks impregnable" or one that has never been taken in battle.

Calver Hill

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Calver Hill is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is composed of limestone and is situated at grid reference NZ012003, near where the valleys of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale meet, the village of Reeth is located on its lower south-eastern slopes, it reaches an altitude of 487 metres and is a distinguished feature in mid Swaledale.

Holy Trinity Church, Melbecks

Church

Photo: Maigheach-gheal, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holy Trinity Church is the parish church of Melbecks, an area of Swaledale in North Yorkshire, in England. Until the mid 19th century, the Melbecks area fell within the parish of the Church of St Andrew, Grinton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reeth and Healaugh.

Reeth

Village

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Reeth is a village 11 miles west of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England, in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is the principal settlement of upper Swaledale.