Almscliffe Crag is a Millstone Grit outcrop at the top of a small hill near the village of North Rigton, between Leeds and Harrogate in West Yorkshire, England. The crag was formed due to the softer adjacent strata of shale and mudstone eroding at a faster rate than the hard wearing millstone.[1]
The crag is one of the best climbing locations in the area.[2] 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.[3] Each series of the Beiderbecke Trilogy ends at Armscliffe Crag.
References
- ^ "Geology and Scenery". Leeds Geological Association. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ http://www.rockfax.com/databases/results_crag.html?id=396
- ^ http://www.emmerdale.me.uk
53°56′11″N 1°35′35″W / 53.9365°N 1.5931°W
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