Gordale Scar

Gordale Scar

Gordale Scar is a dramatic limestone ravine close to Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It contains two waterfalls and has overhanging cliffs of limestone over 100 metres high. The gorge was produced by water from melting glaciers . Gordale Scar is one of the highlights of any visit to Malham. The stream flowing through the scar is Gordale Beck, which joins with Malham Beck 2 miles downstream to form the River Aire. A right of way leads up the gorge, but requires some mild scrambling over tufa at the lower waterfall.

William Wordsworth wrote a sonnet about this vast chasm with its impressive waterfalls; James Ward created a large and imaginative painting [http://www.wga.hu/art/w/ward/gordale.jpg] of it that can be seen in Tate Britain.


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