Castle Dykes Henge, Yorkshire Dales

Name: Castle Dykes Henge
Address: Yorkshire Dales, United Kingdom

#17 among attractions in Yorkshire Dales

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Castle Dykes Henge is a Class I Neolithic henge earthwork in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England, situated between the villages of Aysgarth and Thornton Rust. It consists of a roughly circular bank approximately 87 yards in diameter with an internal ditch. ()

Coordinates: 54°16'53"N, 2°1'43"W

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Yorkshire Dales United Kingdom

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Castle Dykes Henge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aysgarth Falls, Bolton Castle, Semerwater, Addlebrough.

2 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Aysgarth Falls, Yorkshire Dales
53 min walk • Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England, near the village of Aysgarth.
4.2 miNE
Historic site with tours and a tearoom
Bolton Castle, Leyburn
109 min walk • Bolton Castle is a 14th-century castle located in Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England. The nearby village Castle Bolton takes its name from the castle. The castle is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War, and “slighted” afterwards, but much of it survived.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Semerwater, Yorkshire Dales
100 min walk • Semerwater is the second largest natural lake in North Yorkshire, England, after Malham Tarn. It is half a mile long, covers 100 acres and lies in Raydale, opposite the River Bain. A private pay and display parking area is at the foot of the lake. Semerwater attracts canoers, windsurfers, yachtsmen and fishermen.
2.3 miW
Mountain
Addlebrough, Yorkshire Dales
59 min walk • Addlebrough is a fell in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It is 481 m high. Bronze Age inhabitants built homes and enclosures on the fell's southern slopes.
3.2 miNW
Church
St Oswald's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
81 min walk • St Oswald's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Askrigg, North Yorkshire.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Coverdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
141 min walk • Coverdale is a dale in the far east of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It takes its name from the River Cover, a tributary of the River Ure.
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Buckden Pike, Yorkshire Dales National Park
139 min walk • Buckden Pike is a fell at the head of Wharfedale, a valley in the Yorkshire Dales, that stands above the village of Buckden. At 702 metres, it narrowly misses out on being the highest peak in the area, the title instead going to nearby Great Whernside.
4.2 miW
Church
St Matthew's Church, Yorkshire Dales
108 min walk • St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Stalling Busk, North Yorkshire.
4.8 miNE
Church
St Mary
122 min walk • St Mary's Church, Redmire is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Redmire, North Yorkshire.
2 miNE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
51 min walk • St Andrew's Church, Aysgarth, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Aysgarth, North Yorkshire. It is located on the south side of the River Ure.
4.2 miNE
Church
St Oswald's Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
108 min walk • St Oswald's Church, Castle Bolton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Castle Bolton, North Yorkshire.