Yockenthwaite
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Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Yockenthwaite is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Langstrothdale valley in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Yockenthwaite is Script error: No such module "convert". north of Skipton and Script error: No such module "convert". south of Hawes. The name of the hamlet is said to derive from Eoghan's clearing in a wood.[1][2]
Yockenthwaite lies on the north bank of the River Wharfe. It is better known than may be expected because a children's television character from The Rottentrolls takes its name from the hamlet.[3]
The hamlet is connected to the road that winds up and down Langstrothdale by a grade II listed bridge from the early 18th century.[4] This is the only route into and out of the hamlet by road.[5]
Yockenthwaite Hall is a farmhouse dating from the 18th century. It is a Grade II listed building.[6] Yockenthwaite Bridge is also a Grade II listed building.[7]
Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[8] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Yockenthwaite stone circle
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Just to the west of the village by Yockenthwaite Cave, are some ancient stones arranged in a circle.[9][10] The stones, which are now a scheduled monument, are Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter and believed to be Bronze Age in origin.[11][12] The overall size and layout of the stones gave rise to the nickname of the Giant's Grave. Some of the stones have been taken and re-used for drystone walls and buildings.[13]
Speight refers to the site as a "druid's circle" and whilst it has been described as a stone circle,[14] it is believed to be a ring cairn. Whilst 23 stones remain extant, there are spaces for three to four more stones in the circle, which have been removed.[15]
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