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Dow Cave System

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Dow Cave System is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire, covering 0.82 km². It is one of 230 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

For more of the same, Upper Wharfedale and Black Keld Catchment are close by. The nearest railway station is Horton-in-Ribblesdale, about 18.2 km to the west.

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Photo of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England.Iconic

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Photo of Nidderdale, a National Landscape in North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

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Photo along the Dales Way, an 80-mile long-distance path running from Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere, England.

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Photo of Kilnsey Crag, a rock formation near Conistone in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

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Photo of Arncliffe, a village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

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