Gordale Scar is a dramatic limestone ravine close to Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It contains two waterfalls and has overhanging cliffs of limestone over 100 metres high. The gorge was produced by water from melting glaciers . Gordale Scar is one of the highlights of any visit to Malham. The stream flowing through the scar is Gordale Beck, which joins with Malham Beck 2 miles downstream to form the River Aire. A right of way leads up the gorge, but requires some mild scrambling over tufa at the lower waterfall. James Ward (23 October 1769 – 17 November 1859) was a painter, particularly of animals, and an engraver. ... For other uses, see Limestone (disambiguation). ... Malham is surrounded by stone-walled pastures. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Waterfall (disambiguation). ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Perito Moreno Glacier Patagonia Argentina Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland Icebergs breaking off glaciers at Cape York, Greenland This article is about the geological formation. ... Gordale Beck flows out of Gordale Scar to join the Aire. ... Scrambling on Crib Goch, Snowdonia, Wales Scrambling is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges. ... Tufa is the name for an unusual geological formation. ...
William Wordsworth wrote a sonnet about this vast chasm with its impressive waterfalls; James Ward created a large and imaginative painting [1] of it that can be seen in Tate Britain. Wordsworth redirects here. ... The term sonnet derives from the Provençal word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning little song. ... James Ward (23 October 1769 – 17 November 1859) was a painter, particularly of animals, and an engraver. ... Tate Britain is a part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, along with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. ...
A great limestone gorge near Malham some 400 feet (150 m) deep, GordaleScar is a spectacular feature of the Craven Fault and believed by many geologists to be the remains of a huge underground cavern whose roof collapsed around the time of the last ice age.
Gordale Beck cascades down the ravine in two separate waterfalls, the second of which pours through a natural arch in the rock above the first.
GordaleScar is undeniably impressive, and is the subject of a famous painting by Turner entitled "GordaleScar" (circa 1816) - which is presently in the Turner Collection of the Tate Britain museum in London.
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