Scaleber Force
{{Short description| A waterfall near Settle in North Yorkshire, England}}
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| location = Settle, North Yorkshire, England
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| height = {{convert|40|ft}}{{#tag:ref|Some sources state height differently. Chrystal lists the waterfall as being {{convert|15|m|order=flip}}, and Speight suggests that the drops are {{convert|20|ft}} and {{convert|30|ft}}.{{sfn|Chrystal|2017|p=106}}{{cite book |last1=Speight |first1=Harry |title=Through Airedale from Goole to Malham |date=1891 |publisher=Walker & Laycock |location=Leeds |page=268|oclc=5824116}}|name=Height|group=note}}
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| watercourse = Stockdale Beck
Long Preston Beck
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| type = Cascade
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Scaleber Force (also known as Scaleber Foss and Scaleber Waterfall), is a {{convert|40|ft|adj=on}} high waterfall on Stockdale Beck, later the Long Preston Beck, that feeds into the River Ribble between Settle and Long Preston in North Yorkshire, England. The waterfall is the result of geological faulting (part of the South Craven Fault) and is a popular tourist attraction.
Toponymy
The waterfall is written variously as Scaleber Waterfall, Scaleber Force and Scaleber Foss.{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Rhys |title=6 beautiful waterfalls within driving distance of Leeds |url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/best-in-leeds/whats-on-news/6-beautiful-waterfalls-within-driving-16494905 |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=Leeds Live |date=29 June 2019}} Though Foss is an Old Norse word meaning waterfall, from which Force is derived, the two are interchangeable in some sources.{{cite book |last1=Horsfall-Turner |first1=J |title=Yorkshire place names, as recorded in the Yorkshire Domesday book, 1086: comprising all the references (nearly five thousand,) to places in the three ridings and North Lancashire |date=1901 |publisher=Harrison & Sons |location=Bingley |pages=223, 260|oclc=6185256}} However, Ordnance Survey mapping shows it as Scaleber Force.{{cite map|title = Forest of Bowland and Ribblesdale|map =OL41 |year =2015 |scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =978-0-319-24280-3 }} The local pronunciation of Scaleber is Scallyber, though Scale-ber is often heard.{{cite book |last1=Wainwright |first1=Alfred |title=Wainwright in the limestone Dales |date=1991 |publisher=Michael Joseph |location=London |isbn=0718134915 |page=149}}
Geology
Scaleber Force lies on the South Craven Fault, and the action of the water has eroded the soft limestone into a deep gorge, exposing limestone boulder beds at the top of the waterfall.{{cite web |title=A sleeping monster: The South Craven Fault – Dales Rocks |url=https://dalesrocks.org.uk/geological-processes/the-mid-craven-fault/ |website=dalesrocks.org.uk |access-date=1 February 2021}}{{cite journal |title=Limestone |journal=Mineral Assessment Report |date=1982 |volume=125 |page=16 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |issn=0308-5333}} The limestone at Scaleber Force is either Late Arundian stage, or the Holkerian stage of the Viséan age limestone.{{cite journal |last1=Waters |first1=C. N. |last2=Cózar |first2=P. |last3=Somerville |first3=I. D. |last4=Haslam |first4=R. B. |last5=Millward |first5=D. |last6=Woods |first6=M. |title=Lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) carbonates of the southern Askrigg Block, North Yorkshire, UK |journal=Geological Magazine |date=March 2017 |volume=154 |issue=2 |pages=305–333 |doi=10.1017/S0016756815000989|s2cid=130477115 |url=http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513434/1/Waters_Askrigg_Lithostrat_biostrat%20for%20NORA.pdf }}
Description
The waterfall is located on Stockdale Beck, and is part of Scaleber Wood, a {{convert|10|acre|adj=on|0}} Woodland Trust site {{convert|1.5|mi}} south east of Settle, and {{convert|4|km|order=flip}} north of Long Preston.{{cite news |title=Weekend Walk: Settle Circular |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWGLNB&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&page=1&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=Scaleber%20Force&docref=news/163C7933CC488BE8 |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=infoweb.newsbank.com |date=15 April 2017}}{{cite web |title=Scaleber Wood |url=https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/scaleber-wood/ |website=woodlandtrust.org.uk |access-date=1 February 2021}}{{cite journal |editor1-last=Horsfall-Turner |editor1-first=J |title=Yorkshire waterfalls and caves |journal=Yorkshire Notes and Queries |date=1888 |volume=1-2 |page=133 |publisher=T Harrison |location=Bingley|oclc=1770355}} The waterfall is a popular destination and is accessible by walkers and bike-riders; one ride, known as the Settle Loop, has Scaleber Force as a waypoint.{{cite book |last1=Bagshaw |first1=Mike |title=Yorkshire Dales : local, characterful guides to Britain's special places |date=2019 |publisher=Bradt |location=Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, England |isbn=978-1-78477-609-1 |page=76 |edition=2}}{{cite news |last1=Somerville |first1=Christopher |title=A good walk: Long Preston and Scaleber Force, North Yorkshire |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/wildlife-nature/article/a-good-walk-long-preston-and-scaleber-force-north-yorkshire-wzwmxnrlp |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Times |date=12 December 2020|url-access=subscription}} Along with Catrigg Force and various natural caverns, the foot access to the site is marketed locally as the Settle Caves and Waterfalls Walk.{{cite news |last1=Newton |first1=Grace |title=Scaleber Force: The secret Yorkshire waterfall that's off the beaten track |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/scaleber-force-secret-yorkshire-waterfall-thats-beaten-track-1751324 |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=19 August 2019}} There is a long held belief that Edward Elgar was inspired by the site (and Catrigg Force), as he walked the Ribblesdale countryside often with his friend, Dr Buck, who lived in Settle.{{cite web |title=Scaleber Wood |url=https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/media/47436/5254-scaleber-wood.pdf |website=woodlandtrust.org.uk |access-date=1 February 2021 |page=6 }}{{cite news |title=On a trail that inspired Elgar |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6096224.trail-inspired-elgar/ |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=21 January 2000}}{{cite journal |last1=Clark |first1=Dennis |title=Elgar; a Yorkshire Friendship |journal=The Elgar Society Journal |date=January 1980 |page=16 |publisher=The Elgar Society |location=Woodford Green, Essex |issn=0143-1269}} The site is popular with photographers and sightseers as water cascades over two sections with a plunge pool at the bottom.{{cite web |title=Scaleber Wood |url=https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/media/47436/5254-scaleber-wood.pdf |website=woodlandtrust.org.uk |access-date=1 February 2021 |page=5 }}{{cite news |last1=Jack |first1=Jim |title='Exceptional' shots of Yorkshire for camera club competition |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWGLNB&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=Scaleber%20Force&docref=news/1760D8869F024B20 |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=infoweb.newsbank.com |date=19 September 2019|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |last1=Jefferson-Brown |first1=Nadia |title=The Press Camera Club: your photos |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWGLNB&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=Scaleber%20Force&docref=news/1735FF4B6A5F32D0 |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=infoweb.newsbank.com |date=12 May 2019|url-access=subscription}}
See also
Notes
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References
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=Sources=
- {{cite book|last1=Chrystal|first1=Paul|title=The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales|date=2017|publisher=Stenlake|location=Catrine| isbn=9781840337532|edition=1}}
External links
{{Commons category|Scaleber Force}}
- [http://myyorkshiredales.co.uk/water/waterfalls/scaleber-force/ My Yorkshire Dales entry for Scaleber Force]
{{Waterfalls of Yorkshire}}