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, geological features, mountains, cities, historic buildings, hills, castles, country parks, parks, gardens and ancient sites.

Catrigg Force, Lockin Garth Force, Whitfield Gill Force, Slape Wath Waterfall, Mill Gill Force, Cotter Force, and Aysgill Force are some of Kilton Thorpe best waterfalls to visit near Kilton Thorpe.

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

Historic Monuments to visit near Kilton Thorpe include Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

The area around Kilton Thorpe boasts some of the best hiking areas including Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

The area around Kilton Thorpe boasts some of the best villages including Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

There are a number of rivers and streams near Kilton Thorpe including Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton.

The area around Kilton Thorpe features a number of interesting towns including Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle.

Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave are great places to visit near Kilton Thorpe if you like caves.

The area around Kilton Thorpe boasts some of the best limestone pavements including Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement.

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

Ingleborough is one of Kilton Thorpe's best, nearby mountains to visit in Kilton Thorpe.

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

Kilton Thorpe's best nearby historic buildings can be found at York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

Don't miss Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar's hills if visiting the area around Kilton Thorpe.

There are a several good castles in the Kilton Thorpe area like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

The area around Kilton Thorpe's best country parks can be found at Brimham Rocks.

Don't miss Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden's parks if visiting the area around Kilton Thorpe.

The area close to Kilton Thorpe boasts some of the best gardens including Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden.

There are a number of ancient sites near Kilton Thorpe including Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Kilton Thorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Kilton Thorpe:

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