Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Scaur Head, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Scaur 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.
| Place | Scaur Head |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.290272 |
| Longitude | -2.207971 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Scaur Head draws its character from the sweeping vistas of North Yorkshire, a place where the land remembers ancient footsteps. It lies 21.1 km east of Sedbergh (from Sedbergh: bearing 100°T, OS grid SD 865 883), and is situated south-south-west of Gayle village. The air here carries a crispness, a constant whisper from the open fells that cradle Scaur Head, their heathered slopes catching the shifting moods of the sky. Life in Scaur Head unfolds with a quiet resilience, perhaps hinting at the hardy souls who first carved a living from this rugged terrain. The very stones of its buildings seem to absorb the pale northern light, a subtle glow that softens the edges of the day.
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Explore Scaur 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: 54.290272, -2.207971. 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 | June 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. |