Great Scoska Moor

Great Scoska Moor is a heath in Litton, Craven District, England. Great Scoska Moor is situated nearby to the heath Little Scoska Moor, as well as near the forest Bull’s Common Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Oswald’s Church, Arncliffe and Birks Fell.

St Oswald’s Church, Arncliffe

Church

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, in England. The oldest part of the church is the tower, which was constructed in the 15th century. St Oswald’s Church, Arncliffe is situated 2 miles east of Great Scoska Moor.

Birks Fell

Peak

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birks Fell is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, near to Hubberholme in North Yorkshire, England. It is classed as a Marilyn. Birks Fell only became an official Marilyn in 2006 as it was resurveyed and discovered to be 610 metres and not 608 metres as previously thought. Birks Fell is situated 2½ miles northeast of Great Scoska Moor.

Fountains Fell Tarn

Pond

Photo: Wheely, CC BY 3.0.

Fountains Fell Tarn, is an upland lake between the two peaks of Fountains Fell, in North Yorkshire, England. The tarn is close to the Pennine Way, some 4.3 miles north west of Malham Tarn, and 4.3 miles east of Horton in Ribblesdale. Fountains Fell Tarn is situated 2½ miles southwest of Great Scoska Moor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hesleden and Arncliffe.

Hesleden

Hamlet

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hesleden is a hamlet in Littondale in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It lies within the civil parish of Halton Gill in the county of North Yorkshire. Nether Hesleden is 1.1 miles west of Litton, and Upper Hesleden is a further 1.4 miles west, on the road from Halton Gill to Stainforth.

Arncliffe

Village

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Arncliffe is a small village and civil parish in Littondale, one of the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Littondale is a small valley beside Upper Wharfedale, 3 miles beyond Kilnsey and its famous crag. Arncliffe is situated 2 miles east of Great Scoska Moor.

Foxup

Hamlet

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Foxup is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is near Halton Gill and Litton and is 13 miles north west of Grassington. Foxup is situated 3 miles northwest of Great Scoska Moor.

Great Scoska Moor

Type: Heath
Location: Litton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.15255° or 54° 9′ 9″ north

Longitude

-2.14976° or 2° 8′ 59″ west

Open location code

9C6V5V32+23

OpenStreetMap ID

way 508517293

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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