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Line 1: {{Short description\|Rock outcrop in North Yorkshire, England}} {{use British English\|date=December 2018}} {{use dmy dates\|date=December 2018}} [[File:Almscliffe crag1.JPG\|thumb\|Almscliffe Crag]] '''Almscliffe Crag''', or '''Almscliff Crag''', also known as '''Great Almscliff Crag''' to distinguish from Little Almscliff, {{convert\|3\|mi\|0}} north west, is a [[Millstone Grit]] outcrop at the top of a small hill near the village of [[North Rigton]], between [[Leeds]] and [[Harrogate]] in [[~~West~~North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. The crag lies on the boundary of the civil parishes of North Rigton and [[Stainburn]]. The crag was formed due to the softer adjacent strata of [[mudstone\|shale and mudstone]] eroding at a faster rate than the hard wearing millstone.<ref>{{cite web \|title= Geology and Scenery \|url= http://www.leedsgeolassoc.freeserve.co.uk/scene_geol.html \|publisher= Leeds Geological Association \|accessdate=16 September 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401022642/http://www.leedsgeolassoc.freeserve.co.uk/scene_geol.html \|archivedate=1 April 2009 }}</ref> The crag is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Great Almscliff Crag SSSI citation\|url={{sssi link\|1003414}} }}</ref> The crag is one of the best climbing locations in the area.<ref>http://www.rockfax.com/databases/results_crag.html?id=396</ref> Some classic climbs include Parsons' Chimney (HS 4b), Black Wall Eliminate (E2 5c), and Wall of Horrors (E3 5c). Perhpas due to its reletive proximity to Leeds compared to similar hills within the Yorkshire Dales, Almscliffe Crag has proved popular as a filming location for [[Yorkshire Television]]. From 1998 to 2005 it appeared in the opening titles of the [[ITV]] soap ''[[Emmerdale]]''.<ref>http://www.emmerdale.me.uk</ref> Each series of the [[Beiderbecke Trilogy]] ends at Armscliffe Crag. == Rock climbing == {{wide image\|Armscliffe Crag panorama.jpg\|1800px\|alt=Panorama from the top of Almscliffe Crag}}▼ The crag is one of the best climbing locations in the area.<ref name="rockfax">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rockfax.com/databases/results_crag.html?id=396\|title=Rockfax {{pipe}} Databases {{pipe}} Almscliff\|publisher=rockfax.com\|accessdate=26 September 2014}}</ref> The crag was featured in the first rock climbing guide to the [[Peak District]], '[[Some Gritstone Climbs]]', published in 1913 and written by [[John Laycock]]. Some classic climbs include Parsons' Chimney (HS 4b), Black Wall Eliminate (E2 5c), and Wall of Horrors (E3 5c). It is also a popular destination for walkers.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.walksinyorkshire.com/our-walks/almscliffe-crag-walk/\|title=Almscliffe Crag Walk\|website=Walks in Yorkshire\|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref> == As a film location == Almscliffe Crag has proved popular as a filming location for [[Yorkshire Television]]. From 1998 to 2005 it appeared in the opening titles of the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] soap ''[[Emmerdale]]''.<ref name="emmerdale">{{cite web\|url=http://www.emmerdale.me.uk\|title=ITV's Emmerdale Behind the Scenes\|publisher=emmerdale.me.uk\|accessdate=26 September 2014}}</ref> Each series of ''[[The Beiderbecke Trilogy]]'' ends at Almscliffe Crag. An earlier TV appearance was as the planet Obsidian in 'Volcano' in Episode 3 of Series 3 of the BBC Sci fi series ''[[Blake's 7]]'' which aired in 1980. == Name == The name was first recorded in the early 13th century in the form ''Almusclyve''. According to one source the name appears to come from a female personal name ''Almus'': although that name is not recorded, it is similar to [[Middle English]] female names ending in ''-us'' recorded from Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Smith\|first=A. H.\|authorlink=Albert Hugh Smith\|title=The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire\|volume=5\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=1961\|pages=44–45}}</ref> Another theory links the name to the Celtic ''al'' "fire" and ''mias'' "altar".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://megalithix.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/almscliffe-crags/\|title=The Northern Antiquarian\|accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref> ▲{{wide image\|~~Armscliffe~~Almscliffe Crag panorama.jpg\|1800px\|alt=Panorama from the top of Almscliffe Crag}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{coord\|53.9365\|-1.5931\|type:landmark_region:GB\|display=title}}▼ *[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oWSdztS_qDI Blake's 7 "Volcano"] (1980). Episode featuring Almscliffe Crag as a location. YouTube.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018 [[Category:Geography of West Yorkshire]]▼ ▲{{coord\|53.9365\|-1.5931\|type:landmark_region:GB\|display=title}} ▲[[Category:~~Geography~~Landforms of ~~West~~North Yorkshire]] ~~{{WestYorkshire-geo-stub}}~~ [[Category:Tourist attractions in North Yorkshire]] [[Category:Climbing areas of England]] [[Category:Rock formations of England]] [[Category:Mountains and hills of North Yorkshire]] [[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire]]