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limestone field barns and its profusion of wild flowers. The latter are thanks to the return to the practice of leaving the cutting of grass for hay or silage until wild plants have had a chance to seed. Occasionally visible from the valley bottom road are the slowly fading fellside scars of the 18th and 19th century lead mining industry. Ruined stone mine buildings remain, taking on the same colours as the landscape into which they are crumbling. In 1989, Swaledale (and
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competition run over an off-road course of approximately 70 miles (110 kilometres), raising money for the "Scott charities", a range of local non-profit making organisations. The events were still running as of 2023.
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The first weekend in August sees the area host the 'Ard Rock mountain bike festival, which is based in Reeth but uses bridleways and private land in both
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868:Littondale
813:Bishopdale
803:Barbondale
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439:References
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182:Arkle Beck
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858:Kingsdale
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838:Deepdale
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422:See also
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229:Arn Gill
218:Richmond
151:Healaugh
127:Birkdale
119:Richmond
83:Pennines
953:Leyburn
918:Widdale
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389:British
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111:Cumbria
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