Shooting Lodge - Littondale

Littondale is a dale in the Craven district of the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England. It comprises the three main settlements of Arncliffe, Litton, and Halton Gill, and yeoman's houses dating from the 17th century are to be seen throughout the Dale.

Littondale is located at the end of the Dale on the Skipton-Kettlewell road. It is rich in Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements, and has been a sheltered fertile valley for 5,000 years or more. Saxon cultivation terraces (lynchets) can be seen in the valley. After the Conquest, the Normans turned it into a hunting chase before the land was granted to the monks of Fountains Abbey in the 13th century, and became extensively used for sheep farming.

Arncliffe, the capital of the Dale, is now a conservation area, and is centred around its village green. The derivation of Arncliffe is from 'eagle cliffe', so it is likely that predatory birds once inhabited the limestone scars near the village. The church was built in the 16th and 18th centuries to replace the stone 11th century building, which probably superseded a wooden Saxon church.

Very nice colours: almost a mix of the complete spectrum. Lovely scene.

Greetings from the Netherlands, Thei

Hello Steve, you're composing very interesting pictures of the theme Yorkshire-Dales. I love this area and it's a one of the most famous areas I know. Thank you for beeing with us in the group "Yorhshire-Dales" Kind regards Reinhard Kerkeling

Beautiful capture! LK 2! Kind regards, Glenn