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Thorns Green North Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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Place	Thorns Green
Traditional County	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.399444
Longitude	-2.169985
Place Type	Hamlet

About Thorns Green

Thorns Green rests as a quiet outpost of stone and heather, where the sky seems to press closer to the earth than in the flatter lands below. It lies 8.9 miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen (from Kirkby Stephen: bearing 126°T, OS grid NY 890 004), and is situated north-west of Muker village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the land carries a singular, austere beauty that resists the softening touch of modern cultivation. To the west, the slopes of Little Clumpstone Hill rise with a silent, stony gravity, casting long shadows that dictate the movement of the afternoon light. Nearby, the limestone pavement of Scar Closes, Kisdon Side SSSI, offers a stark, skeletal architecture that has been weathered by centuries of rain and persistent winds. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity, carrying the faint, rhythmic rush of the river Swale as it carves its passage through the valley. Thorns Green remains a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life, demanding a patient endurance from those who tend its rugged pastures. Every wall and turn of the track reflects a history of hard-won labour, standing as a firm, unadorned response to the vast, open moors.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yorkshire Dales National Park (National Park) — locality lies within · 22k acres
Scar Closes, Kisdon Side Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.3 mi, 137° SE · 4 ha
Angram Bottoms Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.4 mi, 166° SSE · 10 ha
Little Clumpstone Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 256° WSW
Keld Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 008° N
Catrake Force (Waterfall) — 0.5 mi, 018° NNE
Kisdon Force (Waterfall) — 0.6 mi, 061° ENE
Berry Hole Scar (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 039° NE
Stonesdale Beck (River) — 0.7 mi, 349° N
Skeugh Gill (River) — 0.8 mi, 182° S
Beldi Hill Low Level Lead Mine And Ore Works (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 078° ENE
Crackpot Hall (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 076° ENE
Moss Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 086° E
West Stonesdale Lead Mine And Ore Works (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 353° N · 1 ha
Frith Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 016° NNE
Birkdale Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 290° WNW
Butter Tubs (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 201° SSW
Gunnerside Gill Lead Mines And Ore Works (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 080° E · 33 ha
Bunton Mine shop (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 081° E
Great Shunner Fell (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 233° SW
Low Birkdale Bog (Wetland) — 3.8 mi, 285° WNW
Lady Bog (Wetland) — 5.2 mi, 297° WNW
Ewebank Park (Forest / Woodland) — 6.4 mi, 337° NNW
Water Cut (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 259° W
Dales Countryside Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 188° S
Hawes Ropemakers (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 188° S
Wensleydale Creamery (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 190° S
Gayle Mill (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 190° S
The Green (Park) — 8.1 mi, 299° WNW
Devil's Grinding Mill (Viewpoint) — 8.5 mi, 301° WNW

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