Arkle Beck is the stream running through the valley of Arkengarthdale in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is a tributary of the River Swale,[1] which it joins just past Reeth at Grinton Bridge.[2] The beck itself has several tributaries which include:[3]

  • Great Punchard Gill joins the beck just north of Whaw
  • William Gill drains a substantial area of West Moor into Beck Crooks, which is the first tributary after Arkle Beck's source
  • Annaside Beck joins just below Beck Crooks
  • Roe Beck joins at Shepherd's Lodge just above Great Punchard Gill
Arkle Beck
A path through a wood by a stream
Arkle Beck near Whaw
Location
CountryEngland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationArkengarthdale
Mouth 
 • location
River Swale

In 1986, a section of the meadow alongside Arkle Beck at Whaw was designated as a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Arkengarthdale". Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Fremington Edge, Hurst & Arkle Beck" (PDF). HM Walks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:12000 mapping, 2023
  4. ^ "Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw" (PDF). SSSI Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

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