Ingleton, Jervaulx Abbey and Ribblehead Viaduct

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A mixture of images from more of our Dales exploration starting with a visit to a ruined abbey. Yorkshire certainly has its fair share of these! 

Jervaulx Abbey is the country's largest privately owned Cistercian Abbey, most others being in the hands of English Heritage or National Trust. It is situated in East Witton near the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England, dedicated to St. Mary in 1156. It is a Grade I listed building. 
At the height of its prosperity the abbey owned half of the valley and was renowned for breeding horses, a tradition that remains in Middleham to the present day. It was also the original home of Wensleydale cheese. In 1279 Abbot Philip of Jervaulx was murdered by 
one of his monks. His successor, Abbot Thomas, was initially accused of the crime, but a jury later determined that he was not to blame, and another monk fled under outlawry. 
Like many of the 900 or so religious building in Henry VIII time, it declined dramatically, as the state reclaimed some of the fabulous wealth the Church had amassed.




The Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle–Carlisle Railway across Batty Moss in the Ribble Valley at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England. The viaduct, built by the Midland Railway, is 28 miles north-west of Skipton and 26 miles south-east of Kendal. It is a Grade II* listed structure. It is made up of twenty-four arches of 45 feet (14 m) span, with foundations 25 feet (7.6 m) deep. You just have to take the photo!


And another image this time with a train crossing!


So onto a walk around Ingleton Waterfalls Trail.The Ingleton waterfalls walk in the Yorkshire Dales is one of the most spectacular waterfall and woodland walks in the UK - according to the hardcore walkers! 



The walk is easy to follow and passes Pecca Falls, Hollybush Spout, Thornton Force, Beezley Falls, Rival Falls, Baxen Ghyll Gorge and Snow Falls. The trail leads through ancient oak woodland and typical Yorkshire Dales scenery via these stunning waterfalls and other geological features



Malham Limestone pavement, on the top of Malham Cove. It was as well that we returned here to get a more extensive range of images, because this is an amazing area. See here for our later visit and better images.


Arncliffe village stocks, renovated / rebuilt in 2003. These stocks were built to comply with the law of 1490 requiring every village to have a set of stocks in which those who missed church would be placed to reflect on the error of their ways.

This is a wonderful part of the UK and I can see why people return time and time again. No doubt we will return.

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