Cotter Force

Cotter Force
Cotter Force
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Cotter Force
Location England Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England
Coordinates 54°19′4″N 2°14′0″W / 54.31778°N 2.233333°W / 54.31778; -2.233333Coordinates: 54°19′4″N 2°14′0″W / 54.31778°N 2.233333°W / 54.31778; -2.233333
Type Step
Total height 10 metres (33 ft)
Number of drops 6

Cotter Force is a small waterfall on Cotter Beck, a minor tributary of the river Ure in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England.[1]

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The Falls and Cotter Beck

Cotter Beck has several other, but smaller falls in its course, before joining the Ure, but Cotter force is the largest.[2] The force is not visible from the road, but it takes only a short walk to reach it. It comprises a series of six steps each its own small waterfall with the largest single drop being about 5 feet (1.5 m). The force is narrow at 3 feet (0.91 m) at the top widening to 15 feet (4.6 m) at the bottom. A short path allows easy access from the A684 near Holme Heads Bridge approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Hawes.

(OS grid ref: SD848920)

Cotter force is accessible by wheelchair users and less mobile visitors, after The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust carried out an upgrade to the access route[3]

References to the Force

The noted 19th century etching artist Richard Samuel Chattock, is known to have created two works of Cotter force in 1864. Both etchings now reside in The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco[4]

References

  1. ^ "Yorkshire Dales National Park". Cotter Force. 2006. http://www.cyclethedales.org.uk/index/learning_about/nature_in_the_dales/best_places_to_see/cotter_force.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  2. ^ "Waterfalls of the Yorkshire Dales". Cotter Force. http://www.waterfallsoftheyorkshiredales.co.uk/info12547.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  3. ^ "Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust". Cotter Force. http://www.ydmt.org/page.php?page=projects_more_info&id=23. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  4. ^ "World Wide Arts Resources". Richard Samuel Chattock. 12 December 2007. http://wwar.com/masters/c/chattock-richard_samuel.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 

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