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List Of Waterfalls Of The United Kingdom
This is a links page to the named waterfalls found in the UK and includes a list of the highest waterfalls. Highest waterfalls in the UK The list of highest waterfalls is often controversial, due to the ambiguity of whether to measure the single largest fall or the sum of a series of falls, and many falls make false claims to the record. This table measures above-ground waterfalls by tallest single drop (not necessarily unbroken). List of waterfalls England A more complete list of waterfalls in England is available at List of waterfalls of England. * Aira Force * Ashgill Force * Aysgarth Falls * Becky Falls * Broada Falls * Canonteign Falls *Catrake Force * Catrigg Force * Cauldron Falls *Cautley Spout *Clampitt Falls * Colwith Force *Cotter Force * Doe Tor Falls *East Gill Force *Esk Falls *Falling Foss *Gaping Gill * Golitha Falls *Carmine Falls * Gordale Scar *Hardraw Force * Hellgill Force *High Force * Hollowbrook Waterfall * Horeshoe Falls * Ingleton Falls *Janet's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several ways, but the most common method of formation is that a river courses over a top layer of resistant bedrock before falling on to softer rock, which Erosion, erodes faster, leading to an increasingly high fall. Waterfalls have been studied for their impact on species living in and around them. Humans have had a distinct relationship with waterfalls for years, travelling to see them, exploring and naming them. They can present formidable barriers to navigation along rivers. Waterfalls are religious sites in many cultures. Since the 18th century they have received increased attention as tourist destinations, sources of hydropower, andparticularly since the mid-20th centuryas subjects of research. Definition and terminology A waterfall is gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aysgarth Falls
Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England, near the village of Aysgarth. The falls are quite spectacular after heavy rainfall as thousands of gallons of water cascade over the series of broad limestone steps, which are divided into three stages: Upper Force, Middle Force and Lower Force. The falls are an SSSI. Aysgarth Falls have attracted visitors for more than 200 years, including John Ruskin, J. M. W. Turner and William Wordsworth visited, all enthusing about the falls' outstanding beauty. All three falls were featured in the film '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves''. The Falls are situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. There is a visitors' centre with an exhibition, information, items for sale, a café, toilets and a pay-and-display car park. There are public footpaths through the wooded valley, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaping Gill
Gaping Gill (also known as Gaping Ghyll) is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough – a deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it. After falling through one of the largest known underground chambers in Britain, the water disappears into the bouldery floor and eventually resurges adjacent to Ingleborough Cave. The shaft was the deepest known in Britain, until Titan in Derbyshire was discovered in 1999. Gaping Gill still retains the records for the highest unbroken waterfall in England and the largest underground chamber naturally open to the surface. Features Due to the number of entrances which connect into the cave, many different routes through and around the system are possible. Other entrances include Jib Tunnel, Disappointment Pot, Stream Passage Pot, Bar Pot, Hensler's Pot, Corky's Pot, Rat Hole, and Flood Entrance Pot. The Bradford Pothole Club around Whitsun May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling Foss
Falling Foss is a waterfall that lies in the north-east section of The North York Moors National Park and is a popular spot for walking. It is from Whitby Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Clif ..., and is situated on the Little Beck. It is high. References External links North York Moors cam Waterfalls of North Yorkshire North York Moors {{Waterfall-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esk Falls
Esk or ESK may refer to: Places * Esk, Queensland, Australia * Esk Island, in the Great Palm Island group, Queensland, Australia * River Esk (other), also Esk River * Shire of Esk, a former local government area in Queensland, Australia * Esk Island, one of the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia * Upper Esk, Tasmania, a locality in Australia Other uses * , several ships * Mungo ESK, a German Army air-transportable armoured transport vehicle * Economics of scientific knowledge * Elbe Lateral Canal (German: '), in Germany * Europa-Schule Kairo, a German international school in New Cairo, Egypt * Esk Highway, Tasmania, Australia * ESK, IATA code fro Eskişehir Airport, Turkey * esk, ISO 639-3 code for the Northwest Alaska Inupiatun language, spoken in Alaska and the Northwest Territories * ESK, ICAO airline designator for SkyEurope, a defunct Slovakian airline * Esk, a character of Terry Pratchett's novel ''Equal Rites'' See also *North Esk (other) North E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Gill Force
East Gill Force is a waterfall in Swaledale, east of the hamlet of Keld, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. The falls are located on East Gill at grid reference , just before its confluence with the River Swale at the point where the Pennine Way and the Coast to Coast Walk intersect. The falls are a popular spot for visitors, not just long-distance walkers but also families and picnickers because of the proximity of the road. East Gill Force has two main torrents: the upper falls have an impressive drop whilst the lower section is a series of stepped cascades that fall as East Gill enters the River Swale. East Gill Force is one of four waterfalls in the Keld area, the others being Kisdon Force, Catrake Force and Wain Wath Force that occur where the river cuts a gorge through the carboniferous limestone between the hills of Kisdon and Rogan's Seat Rogan's Seat is a remote hill located near East Stonesdale and Gunnerside Gill, in the Yorkshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotter Force
Cotter Force is a small waterfall on Cotterdale Beck, a minor tributary of the River Ure, near the mouth of Cotterdale, a side dale in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. The Falls and Cotterdale Beck Cotterdale Beck has several other smaller falls in its course before joining the Ure, but Cotter Force is the largest. The force is not visible from the road, but it takes only a short walk to reach it. It comprises a series of six steps each its own small waterfall with the largest single drop being about . The force is narrower at at the top widening to at the bottom. A short path allows easy access from the A684 near Holme Heads Bridge approximately west of Hawes. After the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust carried out an upgrade to its footpath, Cotter Force is now accessible to wheelchair users and less mobile visitors. References to the Force The artist J. M. W. Turner sketched here in July 1816 for his Yorkshire Sketchbook. The noted 19th-century etching artist Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Brathay
The Brathay is a river of north-west England. Its name comes from Old Norse and means ''broad river''. It rises at a point 1289 feet (393 m) above sea level near the Three Shire Stone at the highest point of Wrynose Pass () in the Lake District. Its catchment area includes the northern flanks of Wetherlam, Great Carrs and others of the Furness Fells, as well as a substantial area of the Langdale Fells. The small stream at the top of Wrynose quickly gathers pace as it descends some 930 feet (283 m) in a distance of about two miles (3.2 km), running roughly parallel to, and south of, the Wrynose Pass road. Before flowing into Little Langdale Tarn it subsumes Bleamoss Beck, the outflow from Blea Tarn. Little Langdale Tarn is also replenished by the Greenburn Beck. The Brathay drains Little Langdale Tarn at its eastern side. It continues in an easterly direction, over Colwith Force where it falls 40 feet (12 m), before turning north and flowing into the tarn of Elter W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clampitt Falls
Clampitt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Amy Clampitt (1920–1994), American poet and author * Edward A. Clampitt (1868–1919), American pioneer oilman * Jaime Clampitt (born 1976), Canadian boxer * James Clampitt James "Jim" Lamb Clampitt (third ¼ 1881 – first ¼ 1934) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumberland, and at club level fo ..., English rugby player See also * Clampett (other) {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cauldron Falls (North Yorkshire)
Cauldron Falls (also known as West Burton falls), is a series of waterfalls on Walden Beck in the village of West Burton, North Yorkshire, England. It is known as ''Cauldron Falls'' due to the swirls in the plunge pools beneath the cascades of the waterfall. The beck continues on underneath a packhorse bridge where there is another cascade. Description The waterfall is located on the Walden Beck, a tributary of the River Ure The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England is approximately long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only major dale now named after a village rather than its ..., in West Burton, which traverses a fault in the bed of the shelving rock. The initial step of the waterfall is a steep cascade which flows east, then immediately south into a plunge pool, the section under the packhorse bridge then cascades into another pool. The first drop falls , and is sometimes referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
