Waterfalls in the Yorkshire Dales

Owing to the geology of the area (the northern outcrops of the Whin Sill and layered limestones and shales of the Yoredale Series being particularly conducive to the formation of waterfalls) there are as a result many waterfalls in the Yorkshire Dales. Here are some photographs of just a few:

[N.B. Please click on an image for more information about a particular waterfall.]

Notable waterfalls in the Yorkshire Dales area include Hardraw Force (said to be the highest single drop "above ground" waterfall in the country) and the fall of Fell Back in to Gaping Gill (which is underground, and is believed to carry the title of highest single drop including the subterranean).

Other famous waterfalls in the Yorkshire Dales area include the (much lower, but picturesque) Aysgarth Falls and the various waterfalls on the rivers Twiss and the Doe taken in by the waterfalls walk at Ingleton.

Meanwhile, in the furthest northern reaches of the Yorkshire Dales region is the very spectacular High Force (where the river Tees drops dramatically over an outcrop of the Whin Sill).

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