Langcliffe - Yorkshire Dales National Park

) Key Views and VistasThe following map shows key views taken from inside Langcliffe (figure14). They include both short-distance views within the village and longdistanceviews into the surrounding landscape. Views from outside theconservation area have already been discussed earlier (see 4.1.c).Figure 14: Key views frominside the village @ 1:5,000(based on Ordnance Survey ©Crown copyright. All rightsreserved 100023740 2009)1External viewInternal viewFocal point765423N(1) Regarding external views from Langcliffe into the wider landscape, theB6479 offers a splendid 360-degree panorama towards Langcliffe Placeand the western slopes of the Ribble Valley (figure 15). Despite theindustrial character of the mill, much of it is ‘swallowed’ by thesurrounding trees and hills behind, creating an idyllic scenery when seenfrom that distance. Moreover, the Settle-Carlisle Railway, a conservationarea in its own right, is not noticeable from here, although it is very close.Figure 15: View 1 towardsLangcliffe Place (photo © GabyRose, YDNPA, 2009)(2) Another good view is offered from the north-eastern edge of thevillage (figure 16), with enclosed fields and groups of mature treesclimbing up the slope to the moors. This view provides a completelydifferent visual experience to the panorama before, as the sight lines arenow very narrowly channelled along the road to Malham.20