Cauldron Falls (North Yorkshire) Explained

Cauldron Falls
Coordinates:54.275°N -1.971°W
Coords Ref:[1]
Location:West Burton, North Yorkshire, England
Watercourse:Walden Beck

Cauldron Falls (also known as West Burton Falls), is a series of waterfalls on Walden Beck in the village of West Burton, North Yorkshire, England. It is known as Cauldron Falls due to the swirls in the plunge pools beneath the cascades of the waterfall. The beck continues on underneath a packhorse bridge where there is another cascade.

Description

The waterfall is located on the Walden Beck, a tributary of the River Ure, in West Burton, which traverses a fault in the bed of the shelving rock.[2] [3] [4] The initial step of the waterfall is a steep cascade which flows east, then immediately south into a plunge pool, the section under the packhorse bridge then cascades into another pool.[5] The first drop falls 6m (20feet), and is sometimes referred to as Upper Cauldron Falls.[6] [7] The upper falls section is surround by a north-facing "limestone amphitheatre", over which the water falls.[8] The lower section of the falls travel under a stone bridge known locally as Blue Bridge.[9]

The name Cauldron Falls, refers to the swirling effect of the water in the plunge pool below the main waterfall.[10] The limestone was carved out by the movement of ice across the valley sideways, rather than the effect of melting ice running over it.[11]

J. M. W. Turner painted the falls when he travelled through Wensleydale in 1816.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West Burton Falls . www.gps-routes.co.uk . 16 July 2022.
  2. Web site: West Burton, Waldendale – Conservation Area Character Appraisal . yorkshiredales.org.uk . 16 July 2022 . 1.
  3. Web site: Walden Beck from Source to Bishopdale Beck Catchment Data Explorer Catchment Data Explorer . environment.data.gov.uk . 16 July 2022.
  4. Book: Speight, Harry. Romantic Richmondshire: Being a complete account of the history, antiquities and scenery of the picturesque valleys of the Swale and Yore. 1897. E Stock. London. 252008733. 47.
  5. Book: Coates . Neil . Walks to waterfalls : walks to the best waterfalls in the Yorkshire Dales . 2012 . Northern Eye . Tattenhall . 978-1-908632-11-1 . 10.
  6. Book: Chrystal. Paul. The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales. 2017. Stenlake. Catrine. 9781840337532. 106. 1.
  7. Book: Hartley . Marie . The Yorkshire Dales . 1991 . Smith Settle . Otley . 1870071727 . 235.
  8. Book: Bagshaw . Mike . Go slow Yorkshire dales & moors : local, characterful guides to Britain's special places . 2010 . Bradt Travel Guides . Chalfont St. Peter . 1841623237 . 89.
  9. Book: Bharier . Julian . Thompson . Marianne V. . West Burton . 1996 . W.E.I.C . West Burton . 0-9525905-1-4 . 2.
  10. News: Reid . Laura . Cauldron falls a swirling sight of Wensleydale . The Yorkshire Post . 25 April 2022 . 18. 0963-1496.
  11. Book: Waltham . Tony . The Yorkshire Dales : landscape and geology . 2007 . Crowood . Ramsbury . 1861269722 . 77.
  12. Web site: ‘West Burton Falls, Wensleydale’, Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1816 . tate.org.uk . 24 May 2022.

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