Cam Head

Cam Head is a heath in Carlton Highdale, Richmondshire District, England. Cam Head is situated nearby to the archaeological site old mine workings, as well as near old mining ?.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Whernside and Buckden Pike.

Great Whernside

Peak

Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Whernside is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England, not to be confused with Whernside, some 17 miles to the west. Its summit is the highest point of the eastern flank of Wharfedale above Kettlewell. Great Whernside is situated 2 miles east of Cam Head.

Buckden Pike

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buckden Pike is a fell at the head of Wharfedale, a valley in the Yorkshire Dales, that stands above the village of Buckden, England. At 702 metres, it narrowly misses out on being the highest peak in the area, the title instead going to nearby Great Whernside. Buckden Pike is situated 2½ miles north of Cam Head.

Hunters Stone

Historic site

Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hunters Stone is a historic site, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cam Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Starbotton and Kettlewell.

Starbotton

Village

Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Starbotton is a village of around 60 houses in Upper Wharfedale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, by the River Wharfe.

Kettlewell

Village

Photo: Johnteslade, Public domain.

Kettlewell is a village in Upper Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 6 miles north of Grassington, at the point where Wharfedale is joined by a minor road which leads north-east from the village over Park Rash Pass to Coverdale. Great Whernside rises to the east. Kettlewell is situated 1½ miles south of Cam Head.

Buckden

Photo: Peer Lawther, CC BY 2.0.

Buckden is a village in North Yorkshire, near the head of Wharfedale, with a population of 174 in 2021. Other settlements in the valley described here are Kettlewell, Starbotton, Hubberholme and Cray.

Cam Head

Type: Heath
Location: Carlton Highdale, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.17179° or 54° 10′ 18″ north

Longitude

-2.04798° or 2° 2′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C6V5XC2+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 509378900

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

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