Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Lind Head, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lind Head map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Lind Head |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.333002 |
| Longitude | -0.474655 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lind Head commands a quiet authority over the high, windswept ridges that rise above the North Yorkshire coast. It lies 4.6 miles north-west of Scarborough (from Scarborough: bearing 321°T, OS grid SE 992 941), and is situated west-south-west of Cloughton village. The land here holds the memory of ancient inhabitants, evidenced by the circular earthworks of the scheduled monument found just 120 metres west of Kirkless Farm. Below the exposed brow of the moor, the terrain drops away into the shadowed cleft of Oxdale Slack, where the air grows heavy and still in the hollows. Thin ribbons of water, including Lindhead Beck, trace jagged paths through the limestone, carving out the rugged character of the slopes. The horizon here is vast and stripped of ornament, allowing the pale light of the North Sea to wash over the fields with a sharp, clarifying intensity. This austere beauty defines Lind Head, where the wind exerts a constant, rhythmic pressure against the stone walls and hardy, salt-brushed hedgerows. Life moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, far removed from the bustle of the coastal towns, maintaining a singular, lonely dignity upon the heights.
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Explore Lind Head, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.333002, -0.474655. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |