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Shelter Cave above Gordale Scar

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Shelter Cave above Gordale Scar
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Shelter Cave above Gordale Scar is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Shelter Cave above Gordale Scar is a limestone cave formed through karst processes, typical of the Carboniferous Limestone in the Yorkshire Dales. The cave has been used historically as a shelter, and its location near Gordale Scar suggests possible prehistoric or early historic human activity in the area.

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Photo: Karl and Ali · CC BY-SA 2.0