Kingsdale

In spite of the dire forecast a pleasant morning with just the odd squall.

This is Kingsdale in Yorkshire Dales. Just about the most westerly bit of Yorkshire, wedged between Gragareth and Whernside. That’s Whernside in the distance.

The name is not as obviously explained as it seems, meaning “the valley where the cows were kept”¹Wikipedia Contributors. 2021. ‘Kingsdale’, Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsdale> [accessed 29 December 2022]. Drained by the prenatal River Twiss which drains into the Irish Sea.

The dale has in recent years attracted a lot of archaeological intrigue. Excavations of post-medieval farmsteads have revealed significant quantities of medieval pottery whilst pre-Norman Conquest sites have been found to be aceramic²Johnson, David. “Ingleborough — Angio-Saxons in the Dales”. Current Archaeology – Issue 296 .

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  Wikipedia Contributors. 2021. ‘Kingsdale’, Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsdale> [accessed 29 December 2022]
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  Johnson, David. “Ingleborough — Angio-Saxons in the Dales”. Current Archaeology – Issue 296