Thorns Moss
Thorns Moss is a heath in Ingleton, Craven District, England. Thorns Moss is situated nearby to the peak Tile Hill, as well as near Broad Reyn Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ribblehead railway station and Ribblehead Viaduct.
Ribblehead railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ulleskelf, Public domain.
Ribblehead is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 52 miles 17 chains north-west of Leeds, serves the area of Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England. Ribblehead railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Thorns Moss.
Ribblehead Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Michael Bryan, CC BY 2.0.
The Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle–Carlisle railway across Batty Moss in the Ribble Valley at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England. Ribblehead Viaduct is situated 1½ miles west of Thorns Moss.
Alum Pot
Cave
Alum Pot is a pothole with a large open shaft at a surface elevation of 343 metres on the eastern flanks of Simon Fell, North Yorkshire, England. It connects with nearby Long Churn Cave and Diccan Pot. Alum Pot is situated 2½ miles south of Thorns Moss.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Selside and Chapel-le-Dale.
Selside
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles north west of Horton in Ribblesdale. Selside was mentioned, in the form Selesat, in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Roger of Poitou. Selside is situated 2 miles south of Thorns Moss.
Chapel-le-Dale
Hamlet
Chapel-le-Dale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a valley of the same name, and was previously in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Chapel-le-Dale is situated 3½ miles west of Thorns Moss.
Stone House
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stone House is a locality at Dent Head on the River Dee, in the county of Cumbria, England, to the south-east of Cowgill and to the north-west of Newby Head. Stone House is situated 4½ miles north of Thorns Moss.
Thorns Moss
- Type: Heath
- Location: Ingleton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.20742° or 54° 12′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.32855° or 2° 19′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6V6M4C+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 499052902OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tile Hill and Broad Reyn Hill.
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