Catrake Force

{{Short description|Waterfall in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}

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| location = Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England

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| type = Step

| height = 10 m / 30 ft

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Catrake Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England. It is not visible from the road but is accessible via a campsite in Keld. It comprises a series of four steps, each its own small waterfall, and each with a very different character – the largest single drop being about {{Convert|20|ft|m}}.

It lies just upstream of Keld, downstream from Wain Wath Force. The next waterfall downstream is Kisdon Force. Waterfalls in the north of England are often termed Forces after the Norse word Foss which means waterfall, whilst Catrake derives from the Latin cataracta (waterfall) via Middle English.{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=A. H. |title=The place-names of the North Riding of Yorkshire |date=1969 |publisher=English Press Name Society |location=Nottingham |isbn=0-521-07502-5 |pages=242–243}}

East Gill Force

East Gill Force, a nearby waterfall on the tributary of East Gill just above its confluence with the Swale, is more obvious and accessible (being on both the Pennine Way and Coast to Coast Walk) and is often mistaken for Catrake Force.

See also

References

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{{cite web|url=http://www.walkingenglishman.com/dalesguide/waterfalls/master.htm|title=The Complete Guide to the Yorkshire Dales - Top 30 Waterfalls|work=Walking Englishman|date=28 November 2005|accessdate=2 November 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709070504/http://www.walkingenglishman.com/dalesguide/waterfalls/master.htm|archivedate=9 July 2013}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.gunnerside.info/Archives/HGTS_Content_p57-64.html |title=Handy Guide To Swaledale contents |publisher=www.gunnerside.info|accessdate=8 May 2009 |pages=57–64}}

{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9aXViqDsmOUC&q=Catrake+Force&pg=PA126|title=The waterfalls of England: a ... - Google Book Search|isbn=9781850587675|accessdate=8 May 2009|last1=Fellows|first1=Griffith J.|year=2003}}

{{cite web |url=http://myyorkshiredales.co.uk/water/waterfalls/catrake-force/ |title=Catrake Force |date= |publisher=My Yorkshire Dales |accessdate=23 August 2020}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/index/learning_about/landscape_character/dales_character_areas/swaledale_and_arkengarthdale_character_areas.htm|title=Swaledale and Arkengarthdale|work=Yorkshire Dales National Park|date=17 February 2006|author=Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority|accessdate=2 November 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028013759/http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/index/learning_about/landscape_character/dales_character_areas/swaledale_and_arkengarthdale_character_areas.htm|archivedate=28 October 2007}}

{{cite book|last1=Skeat|first1=William W.|title=A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language|date=2005|publisher=Cosimo Classics|location=New York|isbn=1-59605-092-6|page=194|oclc=318273|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318273|accessdate=11 July 2015}}

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{{Waterfalls of Yorkshire}}

Category:Waterfalls of North Yorkshire

Category:Swaledale

Category:Force (waterfall)