Ling Gill

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Ling Gill is a gill (or narrow valley) in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. Cam Beck, a tributary of the River Ribble, flows through the gill.

Ling Gill is a rare example of a sub-alpine ash woodland. The site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a national nature reserve, not open to the public. [1] The Pennine Way passes the east end of the gill.

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Coordinates: 54°12′07″N2°18′29″W / 54.202°N 2.308°W / 54.202; -2.308