Skipton Castle Waterfall by Simon Owen
Skipton
Created: 13 August 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Skipton
Local History around Skipton
There are some historic monuments around including:
Black Hill round cairnLong barrow and superimposed round cairn on Black HillRock with at least one cup mark 310m east of Cawder Hall FarmKildwick BridgeCup and ring marked rock in wall at High Snaygill 80m east of High LaitheCup, ring and groove marked rock south of derelict wall on Bradley Moor, 70m south west of Low Edge FarmCup and ring marked rock 150m west of Low Edge Farm, Bradley MoorRock with one cup in east end of Great Wood Plantation, 375m NNE of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close HillRock with one cup in field south east of Great Wood Plantation, 450m north east of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close HillRock with one cup at the base of a wall, 250m NNE of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close HillSubcircular enclosed settlement on Horse Close Hill 250m north of Horse Close FarmRock with at least 15 cups 240m south of Great Wood Laithe, Horse Close HillCalton Gill round cairnTwo carved rocks in field 130m north east of Cawder Hall Farm, Horse Close HillCarved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill FarmScale Hill round cairnPark Hill earthworkHigh Wood bowl barrow.Wildlife in and Around Skipton
Mammals found in Skipton
There have been 23 species of mammals recorded in the skipton area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
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Birds found in Skipton
There have been 163 species of birds recorded in the skipton area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
