Yorkshire Dales Photography: Photos of Ingleton and Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire. This gallery contains photos of Scales Moor, said to be home to the best limestone pavements in the country. Aerial shots have been taken from a hot-air balloon.
RELATED PAGES: Ingleton Area Walks - Chapel-le-Dale Photos - Bentham Photos - Clapham photos.
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INGLEBOROUGH 01A - Aerial view of Ingleborough
Aerial view of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
INGLEBOROUGH 02A - Aerial view of shake holes on Ingleborough
Aerial view of shake holes on Inglebrough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
INGLEBOROUGH 05A - Ingleborough summit
Fellwalkers on the summit of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The trig point stands at 2,372 feet / 723 metres.
The trig point stands at 2,372 feet / 723 metres.
INGLEBOROUGH 07A - Ingleborough summit shelter
Female fellwalkers rest at the stone shelter on the summit of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Built in 1953 by Ingleton Fell Rescue Team to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth 11, the shelter was restored and the toposcope replaced in 2020.
Built in 1953 by Ingleton Fell Rescue Team to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth 11, the shelter was restored and the toposcope replaced in 2020.
INGLETON 01A - Aerial view of Ingleton
Aerial photo of Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 02A - St Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The church, rebuilt in 1896 still has a 13th century tower and 12th century font.
The church, rebuilt in 1896 still has a 13th century tower and 12th century font.
INGLETON 03A - Memorial fountain and St Mary's Church
The Memorial Fountain and St Marys Church, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 04A - War Memorial and St. Mary's Church
The war memorial and St Mary's Church, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 05A - Ingleton Viaduct
Ingleton Viaduct, Ingleton, North Yorkshire.
Built for the Midland Railway, c1860.
J Locke & J Errington Engineers.
Built for the Midland Railway, c1860.
J Locke & J Errington Engineers.
INGLETON 10A - Thornton Force
Thornton Force, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Thornton Force is a specacular 14 metre high waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The base is made up of vertically folded slates, which were eroded and flattened by the newer horizontal bands of limestone that formed on top, 350 million years ago when the area was covered by a warm, shallow sea.
The waterfall is only accessed by following the wonderful Ingleton Waterfalls Trail.
Admission charge. Visit the website
Thornton Force is a specacular 14 metre high waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The base is made up of vertically folded slates, which were eroded and flattened by the newer horizontal bands of limestone that formed on top, 350 million years ago when the area was covered by a warm, shallow sea.
The waterfall is only accessed by following the wonderful Ingleton Waterfalls Trail.
Admission charge. Visit the website
INGLETON 10B - Thornton Force
Thornton Force, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.
Admission charge. Visit the website
Admission charge. Visit the website
INGLETON 11A - Pecca Falls
Pecca Falls, Ingleton, North Yorkshire.
Pecca Falls in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has a total of five main falls which drop over thirty metres. Tough sandstone alternates with more easily eroded Lower Ordovician slates (500 million years old), creating the series of falls and pools that we see today.
The waterfall is only accessed by following the wonderful Ingleton Waterfalls Trail.
Admission charge. Visit the website
Pecca Falls in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has a total of five main falls which drop over thirty metres. Tough sandstone alternates with more easily eroded Lower Ordovician slates (500 million years old), creating the series of falls and pools that we see today.
The waterfall is only accessed by following the wonderful Ingleton Waterfalls Trail.
Admission charge. Visit the website
INGLETON 20A - Ingleborough
A view of Ingleborough from the Roman Road running along the Foot of Twistleton Scar, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.
INGLETON 21A - Fell Lane
Walking with dogs on leads along Fell Lane on the lower flanks of Ingleborough near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.
INGLETON 22A - Crina Bottom, Ingleborough
Dark, low cloud over Ingleborough from Crina Bottom Farmhouse, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.
INGLETON 22B - Crina Bottom, Ingleborough - Aerial view of Ingleborough
A view of Ingleborough from the footpath near Crina Bottom at Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
INGLETON 22C - Crina Bottom, Ingleborough
Limestone outcrop, Crina Bottom on the lower slopes of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales.
INGLETON 22D - Crina Bottom, Ingleborough
Limestone outcrops, Crina Bottom on the lower slopes of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales.
INGLETON 25A - Ingleborough from Twistleton
A view of a cloud-covered Ingleborough from the limestone pavement above Twistleton Scars near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.
INGLETON 25B - Ingleborough from Twistleton
A view of a cloud-covered Ingleborough from the limestone pavement of Twistleton Scars in the Yorkshire Dales, Ingleton, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 26A - Twistleton Scar End
Windswept hawthorn and yew on the limestone pavement of Twistleton Scar End in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 27A - Limestone pavement on Scales Moor
A small pothole and the magnificent limestone pavement on Scales Moor with a backdrop of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 27B - Limestone pavement on Scales Moor
The limestone pavement on Scales Moor with a backdrop of Whernside in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 27C - Limestone pavement on Scales Moor
The limestone pavement on Scales Moor in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
A sun-kissed Whernside can be seen in the distance.
A sun-kissed Whernside can be seen in the distance.
INGLETON 27D - Limestone pavement on Scales Moor
A view of Whernside and The Obelisk from the limestone pavement on Scales Moor in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 27E - Limestone pavement on Scales Moor
A view over the limestone pavement and moorland on Scales Moor to Ingleborough and Park Fell in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 28A - Fluted pothole on Scales Moor
A limestone fluted pothole on Scales Moor near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 28B - Fluted pothole on Scales Moor
A limestone fluted pothole on Scales Moor near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 28C - Fluted pothole on Scales Moor
A limestone fluted pothole on Scales Moor near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 28F - Small pothole on Scales Moor
Limestone features surround this small pothole on Scales Moor near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 28G - Sleeping dog on Scales Moor
Sleeping dog on the limestone pavement of Scales Moor in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 29A - Standing stone on Scales Moor
The Standing Stone on Scales Moor in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The huge stone is incorporated into a wall that runs over Whernside.
The huge stone is incorporated into a wall that runs over Whernside.
INGLETON 29B - The Obelisk on Scales Moor
The Obelisk on the limestone pavement of Scales Moor with a backdrop of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 29C - Cairn on Scales Moor
A well built limestone marker cairn on the edge of Scales Moor marking the top of Twistleton Scars in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The base of the cairn is believed to be very old, possibly prehistoric. Whernside rises in the distance.
The base of the cairn is believed to be very old, possibly prehistoric. Whernside rises in the distance.
INGLETON 29F - Mrs Tiggiwinkle on Scales Moor?
Is this Mrs Tiggiwinkle?
Two boulders on Scales Moor with a backdrop of Gragareth in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Two boulders on Scales Moor with a backdrop of Gragareth in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 30A - Kirkby Gate and Raven Ray
Looking across the vale of Kingsdale to Keld Head Scars from the Kirkby Gate, an ancient route over Scales Moor in the Yorkshire Dales.
The Kirkby Gate was much used by peat collectors. It joined with the Craven Way to access Dentdale.
To the left can be seen the terminal moraine, Raven Ray This rounded hump was the dumping ground for debris collected by the Kingsdale Glacier as it ended its journey down the valley.
The Kirkby Gate was much used by peat collectors. It joined with the Craven Way to access Dentdale.
To the left can be seen the terminal moraine, Raven Ray This rounded hump was the dumping ground for debris collected by the Kingsdale Glacier as it ended its journey down the valley.
INGLETON 32A - Aerial view of White, Twistleton, and Keld Head Scars
Aerial view of White Scars, Twistleton Scars and Keld Head Scar, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire.
INGLETON 35A - Aerial view of Ingleton Quarry and Iron Age Settlement
Old and new: Aerial view of an Iron Age Settlement and Ingleton Quarry, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.
INGLETON 36A - Iron Age Settlement
Aerial view of an Iron Age / Romano British Settlement at Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire.
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INGLETON 37A - Yarlsber Camp
Aerial photo of Yarlsber Camp, a defended Iron Age enclosure, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
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KINGSDALE 01A - Aerial view of Kingsdale
Aerial view of Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire.
This image taken from a hot-air balloon shows Raven Ray, the terminal moraine at the head of the glaciated valley.
This image taken from a hot-air balloon shows Raven Ray, the terminal moraine at the head of the glaciated valley.
KINGSDALE 02A - The road through Kingsdale
The scenic road through Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
KINGSDALE 03A - Kingsdale Beck
Early evening sun on Kingsdale Beck, Kingsdale near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
KINGSDALE 07A - Yordas Cave
A family in Yordas Cave in Kingsdale, North Yorkshire.
Legend suggests the cave was named after a Nordic giant, but most probably it comes from the Norse 'Jord ass' meaning earth stream. It was a former show-cave in Victorian times.
In good weather, with a bright torch, wellingtons and permission from the owners at Braida Garth Farm you can explore the main chamber, The Great Hall and view the waterfall in The Chapter House. Be aware that the cave floods quickly so do not enter in heavy rain.
Legend suggests the cave was named after a Nordic giant, but most probably it comes from the Norse 'Jord ass' meaning earth stream. It was a former show-cave in Victorian times.
In good weather, with a bright torch, wellingtons and permission from the owners at Braida Garth Farm you can explore the main chamber, The Great Hall and view the waterfall in The Chapter House. Be aware that the cave floods quickly so do not enter in heavy rain.
KINGSDALE 07B - Yordas Cave
A boy at the entrance to the Chapter House in Yordas Cave, Kingsdale, North Yorkshire.
KINGSDALE 09A - The Turbary Road
The Turbary Road running along the slopes of Gragareth, Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
'Turbary' is the legal right to cut peat. The Turbary Road is an ancient cart track running along the slopes of Gragareth which gave local peasants access to the common peat pastures of the hill. The valuable 'right of turbary' allowed them to cut the peat for fuel.
Ingleborough can be seen in the distance.
'Turbary' is the legal right to cut peat. The Turbary Road is an ancient cart track running along the slopes of Gragareth which gave local peasants access to the common peat pastures of the hill. The valuable 'right of turbary' allowed them to cut the peat for fuel.
Ingleborough can be seen in the distance.
KINGSDALE 10A - Rowten Pot
Rowten Pot, Kingsdale, Ingleton, North Yorkshire, UK.
A dramatic 105m deep rift in the earth’s surface with the sound of surging water deep below. Ingleborough rises in the distance.
A dramatic 105m deep rift in the earth’s surface with the sound of surging water deep below. Ingleborough rises in the distance.
KINGSDALE 11A - Kail Pot
Kail Pot, situated close to the Turbary Road on the slopes of Gragareth, Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Some years ago, cavers removed a lot of farm waste from Kail Pot in an unsuccessful bid to access the passages below. In the spring and summer months the pothole is an oasis for plantlife. Gragareth rises in the distance.
Some years ago, cavers removed a lot of farm waste from Kail Pot in an unsuccessful bid to access the passages below. In the spring and summer months the pothole is an oasis for plantlife. Gragareth rises in the distance.
KINGSDALE 15A - Twistleton Fell End and Ingleborough
A view from Kingsdale over Twistleton Fell End to Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
KINGSDALE 15A - Keld Head Scar
Old hawthorn tree on Keld Head Scar, Kingsdale near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.
KINGSDALE 22A - Cheese Press Stone
A view of Ingleborough from the Cheese Press Stone on Keld Head Scar, Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales.
KINGSDALE 25A - Apron full of Stones
Apron Full Of Stones, towards the head of Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales (visible from the road).
Believed to be an early Bronze Age burial cairn
Believed to be an early Bronze Age burial cairn
