Yorkshire Dales Photography: Photos of Dentdale and Deepdale, including the quaint village of Dent in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
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COWGILL 16B - Arten Gill Viaduct
Arten gill Viaduct, Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
From 1871-1874 blocks of the locally quarried Dent Marble were used in the construction of this eleven arched viaduct. It is 201m long and at a staggering height of 36m, is the tallest viaduct on the Settle to Carlisle Line.
From 1871-1874 blocks of the locally quarried Dent Marble were used in the construction of this eleven arched viaduct. It is 201m long and at a staggering height of 36m, is the tallest viaduct on the Settle to Carlisle Line.
COWGILL 01A - The Church of St John the Evangelist
The Church of St John the Evangelist at Cowgill in Dentdale, Cumbria.
COWGILL 02A - Lea Yeat Bridge, Dentdale
Lea Yeat Bridge over The River Dee at the hamlet of Cowgill, Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
COWGILL 10A - Dent Station
Dent Station on the Carlisle to Settle Line in Cumbria.
Dent Station was opened in 1877 and at 350m above sea level, it is the highest mainline station in England and has had to endure some very severe winters. The snow fence, made from old railway sleepers to protect the track from snow can be seen in the distance behind the waiting room.
Dent Station was opened in 1877 and at 350m above sea level, it is the highest mainline station in England and has had to endure some very severe winters. The snow fence, made from old railway sleepers to protect the track from snow can be seen in the distance behind the waiting room.
COWGILL 12A - The Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman passing through Dent Station to celebrate the re-opening of the Carlisle to Settle Line on March 31st 2017 after the landslip which closed the line at Armathwaite over a year ago.
COWGILL 12B - The Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman passing through Dent Station to celebrate the re-opening of the Carlisle to Settle Line on March 31st 2017.
COWGILL 12C - The Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman approaching Dent Station as it celebrates the re-opening of the Carlisle to Settle Line on March 31st 2017.
COWGILL 16A - Arten Gill Viaduct
Rowan growing on the Arten Gill Viaduct, Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
COWGILL 19A - Dent Head Viaduct and Fell End Gill Waterfalls
Dent Head Viaduct towering above Fell End Gill Waterfalls in Dentdale, the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Dent Head Viaduct on the Carlisle to Settle Line was built between 1870 and 1875. It is 183 metres lond and consists of 10 arches.
Dent Head Viaduct on the Carlisle to Settle Line was built between 1870 and 1875. It is 183 metres lond and consists of 10 arches.
COWGILL 19B - Fell End Gill Waterfalls
Fell End Gill Waterfalls below the Dent Head Viaduct in Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
COWGILL 25A - Pike's Edge, Great Knoutberry Fell
The row of cairns on Pike's Edge, Great Knoutberry Hill, Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
COWGILL 25B - Cairns on Pike's Edge, Great Knoutberry Hill
Cairns on Pike's Edge, Great Knoutberry Hill, Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria
COWGILL 29A - Gully, Great Knoutberry Hill
Looking down a gully towards Dent Station from the Driving Road on Great Knoutberry Hill near Cowgill in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Aye Gill Pike rises behind the station with Baugh Fell to the right. Scafell Pike can just be seen in the far distance to the right of aye Gill Pike. with a backdrop of the Lakeland Fells including Scafell Pike (to the right of Aye Gill Pike).
Aye Gill Pike rises behind the station with Baugh Fell to the right. Scafell Pike can just be seen in the far distance to the right of aye Gill Pike. with a backdrop of the Lakeland Fells including Scafell Pike (to the right of Aye Gill Pike).
COWGILL 30A - Dentdale from the Driving Road, Great Knoutberry Hill
A view into Dentdale from the Galloway Gate bridleway, known as the Driving Road on Great Knoutberry Hill in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
The Driving Road is an extension of the medieval trading route, the Galloway Gate.
The Driving Road is an extension of the medieval trading route, the Galloway Gate.
COWGILL 31A - The Driving Road, Great Knoutberry Hill
A view into Dentdale from a gate on the Driving Road along the flanks of Great Knoutberry Hill near Cowgill in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
COWGILL 32A - The Driving Road, Great Knoutberry Hill
Gaugh Fell and Wild Boar Fell from the Driving Road that runs along the flanks of Great Knoutberry Hill near Cowgill in Dentdale, Cumbria.
COWGILL 33A - Molehills on the Driving Road, Great Knoutberry Hill
Molehills on the Driving Road, the medieval drove road known as the Galloway Gate running round the slopes of Great Knoutberry Hill near Cowgill in Dentdale, Cumbria.
Molehills commonly occur in lines along the route of the burrow
Molehills commonly occur in lines along the route of the burrow
COWGILL 37A - Garsdale from the Galloway Gate
A glimpse into Garsdale from the medieval trading road, the Galloway Gate near Cowgill in Dentdale, Cumbria.
Aye Gill Pike is to the left of the photo and Baugh Fell to the right. Wetherlam, Scafell Pike and Great Gable are among the Lakeland Fells that can be seen in the far distance.
Aye Gill Pike is to the left of the photo and Baugh Fell to the right. Wetherlam, Scafell Pike and Great Gable are among the Lakeland Fells that can be seen in the far distance.
DEEPDALE 05A - Lockin Garth Force
Lockin Garth Force, Deepdale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Behind this picturesque waterfall on Gastack Beck lies the low entrance of Lockin Garth Cave.
Behind this picturesque waterfall on Gastack Beck lies the low entrance of Lockin Garth Cave.
DENT 01A - Adam Sedgwick Fountain, Dent
Adam Sedgwick Fountain and the cobbled Main Street in Dent, Cumbria.
DENT 01B - Adam Sedgwick Fountain
Adam Sedgwick Fountain, Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
This block of granite enclosing a fountain was once Dent’s only drinking water supply. It is a fitting memorial to Adam Sedgwick, the famous son of the local vicar. Adam, best known as a pioneer of geology, was also a great mathematician and a canon in Norwich cathedral. Charles Darwin studied under Sedgwick at Cambridge University before embarking on a scientific expedition aboard HMS Beagle in 1831. A Geological Trail in neighbouring Garsdale was created in 1985 to mark the bicentenary of Sedgwick’s birth..
This block of granite enclosing a fountain was once Dent’s only drinking water supply. It is a fitting memorial to Adam Sedgwick, the famous son of the local vicar. Adam, best known as a pioneer of geology, was also a great mathematician and a canon in Norwich cathedral. Charles Darwin studied under Sedgwick at Cambridge University before embarking on a scientific expedition aboard HMS Beagle in 1831. A Geological Trail in neighbouring Garsdale was created in 1985 to mark the bicentenary of Sedgwick’s birth..
DENT 02A - The Sun Inn, Dent
The 18th century Sun Inn with a mounting block on the cobbled Main Street of Dent village in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
DENT 03A - Cobbled street in Dent
Cobbled street in the quaint village of Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
DENT 03C - Cobbled street in Dent
Cobbled street in the quaint village of Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
DENT 04A - Dent Village Heritage Centre
DENT 05A - St. Andrew's Church
St. Andrew's Church, Dent, the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
St. Andrew's is a 12th century church, largely rebuilt in 1417 but still retaining a Norman doorway in the north-facing wall and other Norman features in the Tower and Nave.
St. Andrew's is a 12th century church, largely rebuilt in 1417 but still retaining a Norman doorway in the north-facing wall and other Norman features in the Tower and Nave.
DENT 06B - The grave of a vampire?
Gravestone of a vampire? St Andrew's Church, Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Born in 1621, George Hodgson created a stir around Dent by living to the ripe old age of 94. The villagers had never known the like before and assumed that George was a vampire, especially as he had managed to retain his two prominent canine teeth! Upon death, he was buried in a quiet corner of the churchyard, but when unexplained deaths started to occur and his ghost was seen, George was dug up and reburied by the church porch with a stake through his heart. .
Born in 1621, George Hodgson created a stir around Dent by living to the ripe old age of 94. The villagers had never known the like before and assumed that George was a vampire, especially as he had managed to retain his two prominent canine teeth! Upon death, he was buried in a quiet corner of the churchyard, but when unexplained deaths started to occur and his ghost was seen, George was dug up and reburied by the church porch with a stake through his heart. .
DENT 07A - The former Zion Chapel
The 1835 Zion Chapel that is now a Meditation Centre at Dent in Cumbria.
DENT 08A - Dent Reading Room
A cat crosses the road in front of the 1880 Dent Reading Room at Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
DENT 09A - Church Bridge
The late 18th century Church Bridge spanning the River Dee at Dent in Dentdale, Cumbria.
DENT 11A - Flintergill toposcope viewpoint
View towards Dent Station from the toposcope viewpoint, Flintergill, Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
DENT 11C - Flintergill toposcope viewpoint
View towards Dent Station from the toposcope viewpoint, Flintergill, Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
DENT 12A - Flintergill toposcope
A north-westerly view of the Howgills from the toposcope viewpoint, Flintergill, Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
DENT 12C - The Howgills from Flintergill toposcope
A north-westerly view of the Howgills from the toposcope viewpoint, Flintergill, Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
DENT 13A - Flintergill
Flintergill, Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Flintergill was an ancient bridleway from Dent to the Old Occupation Road, a green lane that led into Kingsdale.
Flintergill was an ancient bridleway from Dent to the Old Occupation Road, a green lane that led into Kingsdale.
DENT 15A - Wishing Tree, Flintergill, Dent
The Wishing Tree, Flintergill, Dent, Cumbria.
The guardian spirit of this old tree promises good luck if you pass deiseal (clockwise) under the roots three times. Take care not to go widdershins (anti-clockwise) though, because you will get bad luck!
The guardian spirit of this old tree promises good luck if you pass deiseal (clockwise) under the roots three times. Take care not to go widdershins (anti-clockwise) though, because you will get bad luck!
DENT 16A - Flintergill limekiln
Limekiln on Flintergill, Dent, Cumbria.
Limekilns, built from the 17th to 19th centuries, were furnaces designed for the burning of limestone. This burning process produces quicklime which was used as agricultural fertiliser and for the production of building mortar. Kilns are set into the side of low hills so that carts could deliver and easily drop limestone and firewood into them. To prevent the kilns themselves from burning, they had to be lined with sandstone. It was a gruelling and dangerous job with many fatalities.
Limekilns, built from the 17th to 19th centuries, were furnaces designed for the burning of limestone. This burning process produces quicklime which was used as agricultural fertiliser and for the production of building mortar. Kilns are set into the side of low hills so that carts could deliver and easily drop limestone and firewood into them. To prevent the kilns themselves from burning, they had to be lined with sandstone. It was a gruelling and dangerous job with many fatalities.
DENT 17A - Dancing Flags, Flintergill
The Dancing Flags, Flintergill, Dent, Cumbria.
Natural rock slabs that were used by local weavers for dancing the web (treading and stamping on their newly woven material which had been immersed in the beck). The process shrunk the fabric and made it warmer.
Natural rock slabs that were used by local weavers for dancing the web (treading and stamping on their newly woven material which had been immersed in the beck). The process shrunk the fabric and made it warmer.
DENT 18A - High Ground Farmstead
High Ground Farmstead, Flintergill, Dent in Cumbria.
A restored Dales barn which houses a collection of traditional farming implements.
A restored Dales barn which houses a collection of traditional farming implements.
DENT 19A - Occupation Road and Flintergill
A view of the Howgills from Old Occupation Road at the top of Flintergill, Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
DENT 20A - Old Occupation Road, Dentdale
Occupation Road (Green Lane), Dentdale, Cumbria.
Occupation Road was originally an old droving route linking Barbondale and Kingsdale. It was rebuilt in 1859 at the time of the Parliamentary Enclosures when previously common fellside land had to be divided up into large allotments for grazing - the ‘occupied’ land.
Occupation Road was originally an old droving route linking Barbondale and Kingsdale. It was rebuilt in 1859 at the time of the Parliamentary Enclosures when previously common fellside land had to be divided up into large allotments for grazing - the ‘occupied’ land.
DENT 20B - Occupation Road, Dentdale
A north westerly view from Old Occupation Road, Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Middleton Fell and Combe Scar are to the left of the photo.
Middleton Fell and Combe Scar are to the left of the photo.
DENT 20C - Occupation Road
Looking towards Middleton Fell from Occupation Road, Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Occupation Road (The Occy) was originally an old droving route linking Barbondale and Kingsdale. It was rebuilt in 1859 at the time of the Parliamentary Enclosures when previously common fellside land had to be divided up into large allotments for grazing - the ‘occupied’ land.
Occupation Road (The Occy) was originally an old droving route linking Barbondale and Kingsdale. It was rebuilt in 1859 at the time of the Parliamentary Enclosures when previously common fellside land had to be divided up into large allotments for grazing - the ‘occupied’ land.
DENT 20D - Occupation Road
Looking towards Middleton Fell from Occupation Road, Dent in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
Occupation Road (The Occy) was originally an old droving route linking Barbondale and Kingsdale. It was rebuilt in 1859 at the time of the Parliamentary Enclosures when previously common fellside land had to be divided up into large allotments for grazing - the ‘occupied’ land.
Occupation Road (The Occy) was originally an old droving route linking Barbondale and Kingsdale. It was rebuilt in 1859 at the time of the Parliamentary Enclosures when previously common fellside land had to be divided up into large allotments for grazing - the ‘occupied’ land.
DENT 21A - Nun House Outrake, Dentdale
Nun House Outrake, an ancient bridleway in Dentdale, the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
DENT 22A - The Megger Stones
A view into Dentdale from the Megger Stones on the slopes of Great Coum.
The Megger stones are a collection of gritstone cairns, some of which are very old. I counted fifteen on my visit in 2021. Their history is uncertain, but perhaps originally built by quarry workers.
The Megger stones are a collection of gritstone cairns, some of which are very old. I counted fifteen on my visit in 2021. Their history is uncertain, but perhaps originally built by quarry workers.
DENT 22B - The Megger Stones
A view into Dentdale from the Megger Stones on the slopes of Great Coum.
The Megger stones are a collection of gritstone cairns, some of which are very old. I counted fifteen on my visit in 2021. Their history is uncertain, but perhaps originally built by quarry workers.
The Megger stones are a collection of gritstone cairns, some of which are very old. I counted fifteen on my visit in 2021. Their history is uncertain, but perhaps originally built by quarry workers.
DENT 22C - The Megger Stones
A view towards Miidleton Fell from the Megger Stones on the slopes of Great Coum.
The Megger stones are a collection of gritstone cairns, some of which are very old. I counted fifteen on my visit in 2021. Their history is uncertain, but perhaps originally built by quarry workers.
The Megger stones are a collection of gritstone cairns, some of which are very old. I counted fifteen on my visit in 2021. Their history is uncertain, but perhaps originally built by quarry workers.
DENT 22D - The Megger Stones
A view through Dentdale to Great Knoutberry Hill from two of the Megger Stones on the slopes of Great Coum.
The Megger stones are a collection of gritstone cairns, some of which are very old. Their history is uncertain, but perhaps originally built by quarry workers.
The Megger stones are a collection of gritstone cairns, some of which are very old. Their history is uncertain, but perhaps originally built by quarry workers.
DENT 23A - Easterly view from The Occy
Dentdale and Deepdale from Occupation Road (The Occy) in the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria.
