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ROMBALDS-MOOR, a long broad-based eminence in W. R. Yorkshire; between the rivers Wharfe and Aire, from the vicinity of Skipton south-eastward to the vicinity of Guiseley. It overlooks Ilkley on the Wharfe and Keighley near the Aire; commands fine views of Wharfedale and Airedale; and is crowned with some Druidicalstones.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a long broad-based eminence" (ADL Feature Type: "mountains") |
Administrative units: | Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Rombalds Moor |
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