Ingleborough

British

/ -brə, ˈɪŋɡəlbərə /

noun

a mountain in N England, in North Yorkshire: potholes. Height: 723 m (2373 ft)

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Researchers working with cave explorers uncovered the remnants of an auroch while surveying a number of caverns and sinkholes near Ingleborough.

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The Ingleborough Cave Archaeology Project is part of a £3m scheme, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, aimed at securing the future of upland commons in the Yorkshire Dales, Dartmoor, the Lake District and the Shropshire Hills.

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As well as examining the history of Ingleborough, the project also looked at ways to engage today's farmers in sustainable and adaptive land management practices.

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Ingleborough is one of the few places in England where "commoning" traditions remain with around a dozen farmers still grazing sheep on the land under rights dating back to the Magna Carta.

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The 400-year-old house, perched on the side of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales, is completely off-grid.

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