Sun Moor
Sun Moor is a heath in Rylstone, Craven District, England. Sun Moor is situated nearby to the peak Norton Tower Hill, as well as near the forest Nettlehole Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Norton Tower and Sharp Haw.
Norton Tower
Ruins
Norton Tower is a ruined building near Rylstone, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed as a hunting lodge with space for banqueting, probably in about 1540. Norton Tower is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Sun Moor.
Sharp Haw
Peak
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sharp Haw is a hill on the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, located just within the National Park. Being the last outpost of the hills before the broad Aire valley, and with a sharp summit from many angles, it is prominent and easily recognisable from much of the area to the south. Sharp Haw is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sun Moor.
Embsay Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Neil T, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embsay Reservoir is located above the village of Embsay, near Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire Water, and supplies water to the north and west of Skipton, feeding 25,000 homes. It has a dam height of 24 m. Embsay Reservoir is situated 2 miles southeast of Sun Moor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rylstone and Hetton.
Rylstone
Village
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Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles south west of Grassington.
Hetton
Village
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Hetton is a small Dales village in the civil parish of Hetton-cum-Bordley, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 5.75 miles north of Skipton by the B6265 road. Hetton is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sun Moor.
Flasby
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flasby is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the two settlements, with Winterburn, in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn. Flasby is situated 2 miles west of Sun Moor.
Sun Moor
- Type: Heath
- Location: Rylstone, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.00637° or 54° 0′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.03227° or 2° 1′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C6V2X49+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 702373974OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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