Malham Cove Fields

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SD897639

Nearest town:

Skipton (15km ESE)

OS reference:

SD897639

OS sheet:

98

Latitude:

54° 4' 14.33 N

Longitude:

2° 9' 26.69 W

Added to TMA by

Kozmik_Ken

Images (1)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Malham Cove Fields (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Kozmik_Ken

Malham Cove and nearby field systems.

Image credit: Andy H

Kozmik_Ken Apr 23, 2004

Articles

Malham Cove Fields

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

Kozmik_Ken Apr 23, 2004

Take the footpath down to Malham Cove and look up on the hillsides around you, they still bear the prominent cultivation terraces and settlements of Bronze Age farmers, later reused by the Saxons.

Sites within 20km of Malham Cove Fields

Sheriff Hill

Cairn(s) • 0.28km NE

1
Comb Scar

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.95km NW

1
Seaty Hill

Artificial Mound • 1.8km NE

2
Chapel Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 3.66km NW

1
Druid’s Altar

Stone Circle • 5.34km ENE

34

1

6

1
Attermire Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.49km W

2

1

1
Horseshoe Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.58km W

1
Victoria Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.98km W

2

2

3
Albert Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 5.98km W

1

1
Jubilee Cave, Settle

Cave / Rock Shelter • 6.19km W

1

1

1
Cleatop

Ring Cairn • 7.97km WSW
Giants Graves (Litton)

Cairn(s) • 10.24km NW

6
Elbolton Hill

Sacred Hill • 11.12km E

1
Yarnbury Henge

Henge • 11.74km ENE

3

4

1
Fairy’s Chest

Natural Rock Feature • 11.87km ESE

3

1
Rocking stone

Rocking Stone • 12.86km ENE
Grassington

Ring Cairn • 13.06km ENE

4

2

1
Dumpit Hill

Stone Circle • 13.15km ENE

6

4
Brown Hills Beck Barrow West

Round Barrow(s) • 14.5km WSW
Brown Hills Beck Barrow East

Round Barrow(s) • 14.53km WSW

1
Tor Dike

Dyke • 14.61km NE

1

1
Yockenthwaite

Stone Circle • 15.48km N

23

5

1
Rectory Allotment

Ring Cairn • 16.59km SSE

4

2
Appletreewick

Stone Circle • 16.66km E

25

3

10
Cup and Ring Marked Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.94km W

3

1
Groove Marked Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.34km W
Cup marked stone

Cup Marked Stone • 17.57km W
Skyreholme 401

Cup Marked Stone • 17.59km E

4
Skyreholme 404

Cup Marked Stone • 17.59km E

3
Skyreholme 407

Cup Marked Stone • 17.79km E

2
Skyreholme

Cup Marked Stone • 17.97km E

1

1
Skyreholme Walled Boulder

Cup Marked Stone • 18.02km E

12

2
Skyreholme – Chopper’s Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.02km E

2

1
Skyreholme 415

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.06km E

9

1

1
Skyreholme

Cup Marked Stone • 18.07km E

2

1
Dry Gill

Cup Marked Stone • 18.25km E

4

1
Skyreholme 418

Cup Marked Stone • 18.27km E

4

1
Skyreholme 421

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.5km E

2
Skyreholme 422

Cup Marked Stone • 18.58km E

2
Bleara Lowe

Round Cairn • 18.7km SSE

4

1
Ingleborough

Hillfort • 18.95km W

27

3

2
Thief Thorn Standing Stone (Draughton Moor)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.29km ESE

2
Skyreholme 426

Cup Marked Stone • 19.3km E

1
Low Bradley Moor

Cairn(s) • 19.74km ESE

4

1
Black Hill

Long Barrow • 19.82km ESE

5

2