Photographs of the upland limestone landscapes around the village of Ingleton, including Ingleborough, Twistleton Scars, Scales Moor and the eastern, lower slopes of Gregareth in the Yorkshire Dales. Aerial photos taken from a hot-air balloon.
Ingleton and Kingsdale - Leck Fells - Chapel-le Dale Fells - Horton in Ribblesdale Fells
Old hawthorn tree on Keld Head Scar on the lower eastern slopes of Gregareth above Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire.
A view of Ingleborough from the Cheese Press Stone on Keld Head Scar on the lower eastern slopes of Gregareth above Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, UK.
A view over Scales Moor to Ingleborough from the Cheese Press Stone at Keld Head Scar on the lower eastern slopes of Gragareth above Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, UK.
A view of Ingleborough from the Cheese Press Stone on the lower eastern slopes of Gragareth at Keld Head Scar above Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, UK.
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.
Kail Pot, situated close to the Turbary Road on the slopes of Gragareth above 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.
Rowton Pot situated close to the Turbary Road on the slopes of Gragareth above Kingsdale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
A scary 105m deep rift in the earth’s surface with the sound of surging water deep below. Ingleborough rises in the distance.
Aerial view of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Photo taken from a hot-air balloon.
Aerial view of shake holes on Inglebrough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Photo taken from a hot-air balloon.
Walking with dogs on leads along Fell Lane on the lower flanks of Ingleborough near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.
Fell Lane, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales. This walled track leading to Crina Bottom is a popluar route for the ascent of Ingleborough.
Fellwalkers on the summit of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The trig point stands at 2,372 feet / 723 metres.
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.
A northern view over Humphrey Bottom from the summit of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales.
Dark, low cloud over Ingleborough from Crina Bottom Farmhouse, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.
A view of Ingleborough from the footpath near Crina Bottom at Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Limestone outcrop, Crina Bottom on the lower slopes of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales.
Limestone outcrops, Crina Bottom on the lower slopes of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales.
Gaping Gill on the lower slopes of Ingleborough, near Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.
At a depth of 105 metres (344 feet), this is the largest, deepest and best known pothole in the UK. The main shaft was first descended by the Frenchman E.A.Martel in 1895 using wood and rope ladders. He stayed in the cavern for a couple of hours and did some amazingly accurate mapping. It wasn’t until 1983 that divers made a connection with Ingleborough Cave.
Local pothole clubs now organise public descents on May and August bank holidays. Strapped into a chair, you’d be lowered down the main shaft into the vast chasm. An unforgettable experience!
Gaping Gill on the lower slopes of Ingleborough near Clapham, North Yorkshire.
Craven Pothole Club Winch Meet for the descent of the huge pothole, Gaping Gill on the slopes of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Local pothole clubs organise public descents on May and August bank holidays. Strapped into a chair, you’d be lowered down the main shaft into the vast chasm. An unforgettable experience! Photo taken from a hot-air balloon.
A view of Little Ingleborough from Bar Pot near Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.
Bar Pot is one of the entrances to the Gaping Gill Cave System. A Swaledale sheep stands in the foreground.
Aerial view (back to front) of Keld Head Scar on the lower slopes of Gregareth, White Scars and Twistleton Scars near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire. Photo taken from a hot-air balloon.
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.
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. Photo taken from a hot-air balloon.
A small pothole and the magnificent limestone pavement on Scales Moor with a backdrop of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Sleeping dog on the limestone pavement of Scales Moor in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
A limestone fluted pothole on Scales Moor near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
A limestone fluted pothole on Scales Moor near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
A limestone fluted pothole on Scales Moor near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Limestone features surround this small pothole on Scales Moor near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
The Obelisk on the limestone pavement of Scales Moor with a backdrop of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Is this Mrs Tiggiwinkle?
Two boulders on Scales Moor with a backdrop of Gragareth in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Aerial view of Twistleton Scar End, Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire.
A view of a cloud-covered Ingleborough from the limestone pavement of Twistleton Scars near Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales.
A view of a cloud-covered Ingleborough from the limestone pavement of Twistleton Scars in the Yorkshire Dales, Ingleton, North Yorkshire.