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[[File:Almscliffe crag1.JPG|thumb|Almscliffe Crag]]
'''Almscliffe Crag''' or '''Almscliff Crag''' is a [[Millstone Grit]] outcrop at the top of a small hill near the village of [[North Rigton]], between [[Leeds]] and [[Harrogate]] in [[
The crag is one of the best climbing locations in the area.<ref>http://www.rockfax.com/databases/results_crag.html?id=396</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). 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 Almscliffe Crag.
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