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Scar Top West Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: West Yorkshire · District / Borough: Bradford · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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Interactive Map of Scar Top, West Yorkshire

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Place	Scar Top
Traditional County	West Yorkshire
District / Borough	Bradford
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.831879
Longitude	-2.011024
Place Type	Hamlet

About Scar Top

Scar Top endures as a rugged collection of stone dwellings scattered across the exposed gritstone shoulders of the West Yorkshire moorlands. It lies 4.8 miles west-south-west of Keighley (from Keighley: bearing 239°T, OS grid SD 993 372), and is situated west-north-west of Stanbury village. Harsh winds frequently scour the landscape, imparting a polished, grey sheen to the drystone walls that partition the surrounding pastures. To the south-south-west, the dark, still waters of Ponden Reservoir reflect a sky that often seems broader and more demanding than the earth itself. Scar Top maintains a stoic independence, far removed from the bustle of the valley floors where industrial life once hummed with greater intensity. The deep, verdant incision of Pitcher Clough provides a sheltered contrast to the high, treeless horizons that dominate the local geography. These slopes retain an austere beauty, defined by the interplay of shifting cloud shadows and the persistent, low-angled light of the north. Walking the paths here, one feels the geological weight of the Pennines pressing upward through the thin, stubborn soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ponden Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.1 mi, 193° SSW
Pitcher Clough (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 047° NE
Silver Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 279° W
Ponden Clough Beck (River) — 0.6 mi, 227° SW
Flaight Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 194° SSW
Watercatch (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 235° SW
Bronte Bridge (rebuilt) (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 163° SSE
Brontë Falls (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 163° SSE
Brontë Waterfalls (Waterfall) — 1.1 mi, 160° SSE
South Dean Beck (River) — 1.1 mi, 197° SSW
Ponden Kirk (Viewpoint) — 1.1 mi, 247° WSW
Lower Laithe Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 103° ESE
Top Withins (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 213° SSW
Hanging Stone Or Watersheddles Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 294° WNW
Penistone Hill Country Park (Park) — 1.8 mi, 102° ESE
Stone books (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 101° E
Literary Landscape (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 100° E
Morkin Pit Waterfall (Waterfall) — 2.0 mi, 017° NNE
Bronte Parsonage Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 091° E
Cup Marked Rock On North Side Of Barn, 100M North West Of The Grey Stones Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 021° NNE
Rock With At Least Six Cups 170M North West Of Grey Stones Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 020° NNE
Central Park (Park) — 2.5 mi, 094° E
Central Park, Haworth (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.5 mi, 094° E · 3 ha
Wainman's Pinnacle (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 351° N
Atom (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 289° WNW
The Aisled Barn (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 287° WNW
Crimsworth Dean Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 181° S · 3 ha
Walshaw Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.2 mi, 196° SSW
Ingrow Loco Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 069° ENE
Museum of Rail Travel (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 068° ENE

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