Yorkshire Dales Holiday
20 July 2005 - Malham Cove
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After a short walk from the village of Malham, we approach Malham Cove, a huge
curved limestone cliff at the head of the valley of Malham Beck
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Lucy and Henry on a bridge over Malham Beck
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At the top of the cliff is a fine area of limestone pavement
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Looking from the top of the cliff alone Malham Beck towards the village of
Malham
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A large waterfall once poured over the cliff as a glacier melted above it. At 80
metres high and 300 metres wide, the flow would have been comparable with
Niagara Falls today.
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Thistle and limestone
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Back at the base of the cliff. Bizarrely, the beck which emerges from the base
of the cliff is not that which disappears underground between Malham Tarn and
the cliff: two streams go underground at different points, and cross paths
without mixing behind the cliff, and re-emerge many miles apart.
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A panoramic shot gives some idea of the height of the cliff
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Looking along Malham Beck from near the base of the cliff
Yorkshire Dales holiday July 2005
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