Kilton Thorpe is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Retail in Kilton Thorpe

There are great places to visit near Kilton Thorpe including some great waterfalls, ruins, historic monuments, hiking areas, villages, rivers and streams, towns, caves, limestone pavements, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, geological features, castles, old mines, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.

Don't miss Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force's waterfalls if visiting the area around Kilton Thorpe.

Bolton Abbey, Byland Abbey, Norton Tower (ruin), Easby Abbey (ruin), Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Trig Point on Warrendale Knotts are great places to visit near Kilton Thorpe if you like ruins.

Kilton Thorpe's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Bolton Abbey, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

Hiking Areas to visit near Kilton Thorpe include Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

Kilton Thorpe's best nearby villages can be found at Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, West Burton, Bainbridge, Aysgarth, and Malham.

The area around Kilton Thorpe boasts some of the best rivers and streams including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

There are a several good towns in the Kilton Thorpe area like Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Gaping Gill, Janet's Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave are some of Kilton Thorpe best caves to visit near Kilton Thorpe.

The area around Kilton Thorpe features a number of interesting limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

There are a several good mountains in the area around Kilton Thorpe like Ingleborough.

Cities to visit near Kilton Thorpe include York, and Ripon.

Kilton Thorpe's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Marton House, Norton Tower (ruin), Church of St Peter - Rylstone, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Addlebrough, Embsay Crag, Rylstone Crag and Rylstone Cross, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, and Sugar Loaf Hill are great places to visit near Kilton Thorpe if you like hills.

Kilton Thorpe's best nearby geological features can be found at Malham Cove, Grassington Lead Mines, and Brimham Rocks.

The area around Kilton Thorpe features a number of interesting castles including Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

Kilton Thorpe is near some unmissable old mines like Grassington Lead Mines,

Brimham Rocks is a great place to visit close to Kilton Thorpe if you like country parks.

There are a several good parks in the Kilton Thorpe area like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Gardens to visit near Kilton Thorpe include Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Don't miss Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave's ancient sites if visiting the area around Kilton Thorpe.

Kilton Thorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Kilton Thorpe:

• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross on Beacon Hill, Danby
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Pit alignment on Black Dike Moor, 800m south west of Nan Stone
• Pike Howe round cairns
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Cross base for standing cross in churchyard of All Saints Church, Easington
• Round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 600m north east of South View Farm
• Three round barrows on Waupley Moor, 775m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Castleton castle mound
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Moated manor and medieval settlement, Easington
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Hill End round cairn
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Danby Beacon round barrow
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Manorial settlement, dovecote and fragment of field system, immediately north of Marske Inn Farm
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Duck Bridge
• Boulby Alum Quarries and works
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 60m east of Boulby Barns Farm
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts and adjacent enclosed Bronze Age urnfield, 530m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Round barrow on Boulby Cliffs known as the site of Rockcliff Beacon
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Waupley Moor, 800m south west of Clay Hall Farm
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Rawland Howe round barrow on Lealholm Moor, 450m North of South View Farm
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated features
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 590m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Bowl barrow known as Brown Rigg Howe on Beacon Hill, Danby, together with a searchlight emplacement upon it
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Middle Rigg round barrows and segmented embanked pit alignment
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Cairnfield and ring cairn on Danby Rigg, 330m south west of Danby Castle
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm