Cowside
Valley in North Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cowside is a side dale of Littondale in North Yorkshire, England. The valley, which faces in a north east direction, carries the waters of Cowside Beck to the River Skirfare at Arncliffe, draining an area of 8.9 square miles (23 km2), and flowing for 7.5 miles (12 km). Cowside is one of the few 'V'-shaped valleys in the Yorkshire Dales (as opposed to a 'U'-shaped valley) which had ice run across the valley, but not down it. The only settlement in the valley is Darnbrook, a very small hamlet at the foot of Darnbrook Fell. Cowside is a common name in the Craven area of the Yorkshire Dales, and it is not to be confused with the Cowside in Upper Wharfedale near Buckden, nor the Cowside Beck near Stainforth.
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Cowside | |
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Floor elevation | 950–890 feet (290–270 m) (south west to north east)[1][2] |
Length | 8 miles (13 km) South east–north west [3] |
Geology | |
Type | Valley |
Geography | |
Location | Arncliffe |
Country | England |
State/Province | North Yorkshire |
Coordinates | 54.126°N 2.143°W / 54.126; -2.143 [4] |
River | Cowside Beck |
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