Hole of Horcum
Encyclopedia
The Hole of Horcum is a section of the valley of the Levisham Beck, upstream of Levisham
and Lockton
, in the Tabular Hills
of the North York Moors
of northern England
. The hollow is 400ft deep and stretches 3/4 of a mile across. A "Devil's Punchbowl" type feature, local legend has it that the amphitheatre was made by a giant, who scooped up a large ball of earth and tossed it aside to create a nearby hill, Blakey Topping. The location earned 11th place on the list for Rude Britain
.
Levisham
Levisham is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, located on the North Yorkshire Moors about 5 miles north of Pickering. It has a station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Nearby villages include Newton-on-Rawcliffe and Lockton.Heartbeat actress...
and Lockton
Lockton
Lockton is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the North Yorkshire Moors about north-east of Pickering. Nearby villages include Newton-on-Rawcliffe and Levisham....
, in the Tabular Hills
Tabular Hills
The Tabular Hills are an east west line of distinct hills on the southern boundary of the North Yorkshire Moors, running from Scarborough in the east all the way to Black Hambleton in the west. The name refers to their flat tabular shaped summits composed of hard Corallian limestone known...
of the North York Moors
North York Moors
The North York Moors is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of , and it has a population of about 25,000...
of northern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The hollow is 400ft deep and stretches 3/4 of a mile across. A "Devil's Punchbowl" type feature, local legend has it that the amphitheatre was made by a giant, who scooped up a large ball of earth and tossed it aside to create a nearby hill, Blakey Topping. The location earned 11th place on the list for Rude Britain
Rude Britain
Rude Britain is a 2005 book of British place names with seemingly rude or offensive meanings...
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External links
- Hole of Horcum is at coordinates 54.331266°N 0.701168°W /