Skelton Green is a Village in the county of North Yorkshire.

Skelton Green postcode: TS12 2DG

Retail in Skelton Green

There are great places to visit near Skelton Green 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 great places to visit near Skelton Green if you like waterfalls.

Don't miss 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's ruins if visiting the area around Skelton Green.

The area around Skelton Green features a number of interesting historic monuments including Bolton Abbey, Culloden Tower, and Robin Hood's Well (Fountains).

There are a several good hiking areas in the Skelton Green area like Deepdale, Cotterdale, Southerscales, Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Swilla Glen, Baxenghyll Gorge, and Raven Ray.

Skelton Green has some unmissable villages nearby like Pool-in-Wharfedale, Askrigg, Hardraw, Malham, West Burton, Bainbridge, and Aysgarth.

Whitfield Beck, Mill Gill, Hardraw Beck, River Wharfe, and Walden Beck at West Burton are some of Skelton Green best rivers and streams to visit near Skelton Green.

Hawes, Skipton, Grassington, Richmond, Middlesbrough, Harrogate, and Settle are some of Skelton Green best towns to visit near Skelton Green.

Caves to visit near Skelton Green include Great Douk Cave, White Scar Cave, Yordas Cave, Janet's Cave, Gaping Gill, Horseshoe Cave, and Jubilee Cave.

Don't miss Southerscales, Malham Cove, and Warrendale Knotts Limestone Pavement's limestone pavements if visiting the area around Skelton Green.

There are a several good geological features in the Skelton Green area like Malham Cove, and Brimham Rocks.

There are a number of mountains near to Skelton Green including Ingleborough.

There are a several good cities in the Skelton Green area like York, and Ripon.

Skelton Green has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like York Minster, Culloden Tower, and Beggar’s Bridge.

The area around Skelton Green features a number of interesting hills including Addlebrough, Warrendale Knotts, Giggleswick Scar, Blua Crags, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Attermire Scar.

Skelton Green has some unmissable castles nearby like Skipton Castle, Richmond Castle, and Bolton Castle.

Places near Skelton Green feature a number of interesting country parks including Brimham Rocks.

Skelton Green has some unmissable parks nearby like Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Fountains Abbey (ruin), and Studley Royal Water Garden.

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden is a great place to visit close to Skelton Green if you like gardens.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Skelton Green area like Schoolboys Tower, Jubilee Cave, and Victoria Cave.

Skelton Green History

There are some historic monuments around Skelton Green:

• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield on Moorsholm Moor, 300m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, one of four known as Robin Hood's Butts, 680m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Cairnfield on The Howe, Danby Low Moor, 330m north west of Howe Farm
• World War I early warning acoustic mirror 650m north west of Bridge Farm
• Round barrow 540m north west of Wayworth Farm
• White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
• Danby Castle: a quadrangular castle
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 470m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 300m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow on Moorsholm Moor, 390m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Medieval farmstead 420m east of Buck Rush Farm
• Late prehistoric settlement and field system on the southern edge of Commondale Moor, 450m north east of Wayworth Farm
• Kildale Hall Garth: a medieval manor house complex west of St Cuthbert's Church
• Bronze Age enclosed urnfield and two adjacent round barrows on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrow 700m north west of North Ings Slack and 1.14km south of reservoir
• Round barrow 550m west of Baysdale Farm
• Round barrow 570m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow 250m west of south western corner of North Ings Plantation
• Defended prehistoric settlement site, 280m north east of Box Hall
• Cross ridge dyke north of North Ings Slack and west of Hob on the Hill tumulus
• Two round cairns on Newton Moor, 850m north east of Summer Hill Farm
• Round barrow 680m north of North Ings
• Two round barrows on the summit of Haw Rigg, 370m south east of Job Cross
• Round cairn on Newton Moor, 840m north east of Summer Hill Farm
• Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black Howes
• Round barrow on Elm Ledge, 720m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Round barrow 900m NNW of North Ings
• Round barrow 415m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Cross dyke on Gerrick Moor, 690m north west of Black Beck Swang
• Kildale Moor earthwork
• Round barrow 780m south west of Bethal Slack and 1.14km south west of reservoir
• Duck Bridge
• Two round barrows on Three Howes Rigg, 560m SSE of White Cross
• Prehistoric cairnfield 700m south west of North Ings
• Round barrow on Codhill Heights, 860m south east of Codhill Farm
• Round barrow 490m north of North Ings
• Round barrow at Dimmingdale, 265m north east of Dimmingdale Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement and sub-rectangular enclosure on Gerrick Moor, 710m south west of Osbourne House
• Cup marked rock on Moorsholm Moor, 280m west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow 600m south west of Hob on the Hill
• Round barrow 360m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Oval barrow on Elm Ledge, 900m north of Clither Beck Farm
• Two round barrows 200m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Two round barrows 250m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Manorial settlement, dovecote and fragment of field system, immediately north of Marske Inn Farm
• Great Ayton Moor round cairns
• Four round barrows 420m north of North Ings
• Percy Cross bowl barrow
• Cairnfield and two round barrows 500m north west of Sleddale
• Round barrow 730m south east of Bethal Slack and 850m south east of reservoir
• Round barrow 200m west of Airy Hill Farm
• Round barrow on the summit of Siss Cross Hill
• Round barrows E of Lounsdale Plantation, Kildale Moor
• Kildale Moor round cairns
• Wayside cross called Job Cross at Middle Heads on Danby Low Moor
• Castleton castle mound
• Round cairn, standing stone and associated enclosure 490m north west of White Cross
• Round cairns SSW of West House
• Two round barrows on Patterson's Bank
• Round barrow 380m north of North Ings
• Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 450m south east of White Cross
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor known as Herd Howe
• Round barrow 670m south west of the south west corner of North Ings Plantation
• Pike Howe round cairns
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 600m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Kilton Castle: tower keep castle 130m east of Castle Cottages
• Round barrow 400m west of Old Castle Hill
• Two round barrows 600m NNE of the north east corner of North Ings Plantation
• Round cairn on Newton Moor, 870m south east of Hanging Stone
• Round barrow 150m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round cairn on Newton Moor, 900m north east of Summer Hill Farm
• Round barrow 470m west of the western edge of North Ings Plantation
• Round barrow 340m south west of Belmanbank Gate
• Percy Cross on Percy Cross Rigg 850m north east of Oak Tree Farm
• Pike Howe round barrow on the southern end of Three Howes Rigg
• Round barrow at Stony Ruck, 520m south of Freebrough Farm
• Three round barrows 800m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement at Dimmingdale, 300m north west of Dimmingdale Farm
• Round barrow on Haw Rigg 550m south east of Job Cross
• Round barrow on Gerrick Moor, 690m south west of Osborne House
• Sand Hill round cairn, 90m south of Coldman Hargos boundary stone
• Round barrow 620m south of Belmanbank Gate
• Round barrow 970m NNW of North Ings
• Cairnfield at Codhill Slack, 670m north east of Percy Cross, including a ring cairn, round barrow and standing stone
• Two round barrows 690m south of Bethal Slack and 980m south of reservoir
• Round barrow on the summit of Brown Hill
• Round barrow 550m south west of Lockwood Beck and 1.4km south west of Lockwood Beck reservoir
• Unenclosed hut circle settlement on Gerrick Moor, 640m south west of Osborne House
• Two round cairns on Hutton Moor, 820m south east of Hanging Stone
• Huntcliffe Guibal fan house
• Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it
• Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe
• Cairnfield and round barrow cemetery 150m north of Carr House
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 310m south east of White Cross
• Hill End round cairn
• Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black Howes
• Gallow Howe cairnfield, 270m east of Ivy Hall
• 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 590m north west of Box Hall
• Round barrow on Three Howes Rigg, 500m south east of White Cross
• Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black Howes
• Thorn Hill round cairn
• Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated features
• Gisborough Priory Augustinian monastery: late Saxon settlement, cemetery, monastic precinct and dovecote
• Commondale Moor cairn cemetery
• One of four round barrows known as Robin Hood's Butts, 750m north east of Black Beck Swang
• Round barrow on Siss Cross Hill, 750m north west of Black Beck Swang