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Death's Head Hole, Yorkshire Dales National Park

#107 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Death's Head Hole
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Discovered: 1889Length: 1860 ftDepth: 394 ftCoordinates: 54°12'26"N, 2°30'38"W
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Yorkshire Dales National Park United Kingdom

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Death's Head Hole – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gragareth, Lost Pot, Boxhead Pot, Lost Johns' Cave.

  • gragareth yorkshire dales national park1.2 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Gragareth, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    32 min walk • Gragareth is a mountain straddling the border between Lancashire and North Yorkshire in England. At 627 metres, its summit is the second highest point in the post-1974 county of Lancashire.

  • lost pot yorkshire dales national park location map
    0.5 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Lost Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    13 min walk • Lost Pot is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. It leads into the top end of Lost Johns' Cave, and is part of the Three Counties System, an 87 kilometres cave system which spans the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire, and North Yorkshire.

  • boxhead pot yorkshire dales national park0.5 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Boxhead Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    14 min walk • Boxhead Pot is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. It leads into the top end of Lost Johns' Cave, and is part of the Three Counties System, an 87 kilometres cave system which spans the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire, and North Yorkshire.

  • lost johns cave yorkshire dales national park~1920 ftSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Lost Johns' Cave, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    10 min walk • Lost Johns' Cave is an extensive cave system on Leck Fell, Lancashire, England. With its three major vertical routes it is a popular place to practise single-rope technique because of the opportunity for exchange trips.

  • three counties system yorkshire dales national park~890 ftE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Three Counties System, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    5 min walk • The Three Counties System is a set of inter-connected limestone solutional cave systems spanning the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire in the north of England.

  • ease gill caverns yorkshire dales national park1 miN
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Ease Gill Caverns, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    26 min walk • The Ease Gill Cave System is the longest, and most complex cave system in Britain as of 2011, with around 41 miles of passages, including connections only passable by cave diving. It spans the valley between Leck Fell and Casterton Fell. The water resurges into Leck Beck.

  • ireby fell cavern yorkshire dales national park1.2 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Ireby Fell Cavern, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    31 min walk • Ireby Fell Cavern is a cave system on Ireby Fell, Lancashire, England, near the border with North Yorkshire. It is a segment of the Three Counties System, linking the Rift Pot system to the south with Notts Pot to the north.

  • notts pot yorkshire dales national park0.9 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Notts Pot, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    23 min walk • Notts Pot is cave system on Leck Fell, Lancashire, England. It is described as 'the most concentrated vertical maze in Britain'.

  • rumbling hole yorkshire dales national park~1250 ftE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Rumbling Hole, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    7 min walk • Rumbling Hole is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. Its entrance is a 50-metre deep fenced shaft, and it rapidly descends a series of pitches to a low aqueous passage that has been connected to Lost Johns' Cave.

  • short drop cave gavel pot system yorkshire dales national park~1070 ftSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Short Drop Cave - Gavel Pot System, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    6 min walk • Short Drop Cave and Gavel Pot are different entrances into the same cave system on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. The main top entrance, Short Drop Cave, is a small hole in a fenced off shakehole near the main stream sink; Gavel Pot, a window into the system, is a large fenced shakehole some 40-metre deep requiring tackle to descend.

  • long drop cave yorkshire dales national park location map
    ~630 ftE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

    Long Drop Cave, Yorkshire Dales National Park

    4 min walk • Long Drop Cave is a cave on Leck Fell, in Lancashire, England. It leads into Death's Head Hole, and is part of the Three Counties System, an 87-kilometre cave system which spans the borders of Cumbria, Lancashire, and North Yorkshire.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Death's Head Hole?

Nearby attractions include Long Drop Cave, Yorkshire Dales National Park (4 min walk), Three Counties System, Yorkshire Dales National Park (5 min walk), Short Drop Cave - Gavel Pot System, Yorkshire Dales National Park (6 min walk), Rumbling Hole, Yorkshire Dales National Park (7 min walk).

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