What is recorded here
Penyghent Long Churn is a limestone cave formed through dissolution processes typical of karst landscapes in the Yorkshire Dales. The cave has been used historically for shelter and may have local folklore associated with its name, though specific archaeological findings remain undocumented.
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Places near here
Jackdaw HoleCave · 229 yd
Jackdaw HillMountain / peak · 235 yd
Cross PotCave · 389 yd
Sell Gill HillMountain / peak · 726 yd
Waterfall near Horton ScarWaterfall · 1.1 mi
Small waterfall and beck near Horton ScarWaterfall · 1.2 mi
Brae PastureNature reserve · 1.5 mi
The Victorian postbox at SelsideOld post box · 1.6 mi
New Inn BridgeListed building · 1.6 mi
Outaber PlantationWood · 1.7 mi
Boundary stone dyke or ring stone dykeMonument or public art · 1.7 mi
Brackenbottom ScarCliff · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0