| Hardraw Force | |
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 Hardraw Force | |
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| Location | Hardraw, Yorkshire Dales, England |
| Coordinates | 54°19′16″N 2°12′8″W / 54.32111°N 2.20222°W |
| Type | Plunge |
| Total height | 100 feet (30 m) |
Hardraw Force (OS grid ref: SD869917) is a waterfall on Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine just outside the hamlet of Hardraw, 0.9 miles (1.5 km) north of the town of Hawes, Wensleydale, in the Yorkshire Dales.[1] The Pennine Way long distance footpath passes close by.
Comprising a single drop of 100 feet (30 m) from a rocky overhang, Hardraw Force is claimed to be England's highest unbroken waterfall[note 1][2] – at least discounting underground falls. The underground waterfall inside nearby Gaping Gill on the western flank of Ingleborough has an unbroken fall of more than 300 feet (91 m).[3]
Geologically the bed of the river and plunge pool is shale; on top of that is sandstone and the top layer is carboniferous limestone.
It is on private land but public access to the falls is available through a turnstile behind the Green Dragon Inn. The current cost is £4 per adult, £2.50 per child.[4] Access behind the falls is now prohibited.
- ^ "98" (Map). Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale (B1 ed.). 1:50,000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 2002. ISBN 0-319-22698-0.
- ^ "Malham Cove: Storm Desmond brings 'highest' waterfall back to life". BBC News. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ Winn, Christopher (2010). I never knew that about Yorkshire. London: Ebury. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-09-193313-5.
- ^ "The waterfall". Hardraw Force. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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