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<< Our Photo Pages >> Craven Museum - Museum in England in Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by Sunny100 on Sunday, 18 May 2014  Page Views: 4935

MuseumsSite Name: Craven Museum Alternative Name: Craven Museum and Gallery
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.333 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Skipton
Map Ref: SD9902451734
Latitude: 53.961689N  Longitude: 2.016363W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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Craven Museum
Craven Museum submitted by Sunny100 : Celtic stone heads from Craven (north Yorkshire) in The Craven Museum, Skipton Town Hall. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in Yorkshire (North) Craven Museum & Gallery, located in the Town Hall, is a 'hidden gem' in the market town of Skipton. The museum’s archaeology collection tells the story of the early people of Craven.

From the prehistoric period over 20,000 years ago to post medieval times, visitors can see the changing local landscape through fascinating objects.

The interactive displays include objects found in local caves, an iron age sword, 'Celtic' stone heads, mosaics and painted wall plaster from Kirk Sink Roman villa, and an Elizabethan silver coin hoard.

Opening Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 10.00am – 4.00pm
Address: Town Hall, High Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1AH
Telephone: 01756 706407
Admission: Free
Website: Craven Museum

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Craven Museum
Craven Museum submitted by Sunny100 : Bronze Age Cremation Urn at The Craven Museum, Skipton Town Hall, North Yorkshire. The information sign on the cabinet says:- This large pot was found in a bronze age barrow. A barrow is a mound of earth that covers a prehistoric burial. Urns were used to put cremated bodies inside before they were buried. This example is shaped like a food vessel but has been made larger. The use o... (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Craven Museum
Craven Museum submitted by Sunny100 : Flasby Iron-Age Sword. Display cabinet in The Craven Museum, Skipton Town Hall, North Yorks. In the cabinet is the famous Flasby Sword and Scabbard, dating from the Iron Age, and probably used by a Brigantean warrior. Also, The Malham Pipe (plaster cast) found in a barrow at Seaty Hill in Malham, dating from the Iron-Age. And, a Celtic Stone Head, from the Craven area. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Craven Museum
Craven Museum submitted by Sunny100 : A different angled view of the Bronze Age Cremation Urn in The Craven Museum, Skipton Town Hall, North Yorkshire. Thanks go to The Craven Museum for allowing me to place this photo onto The Megalithic Portal. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Craven Museum by Sunny100 on Tuesday, 09 April 2019
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Up-dated grid reference for Craven Museum, Skipton, North Yorkshire.
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Re: Craven Museum by Sunny100 on Sunday, 18 May 2014
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Thankyou and much obliged Admin for making this a site page. I think we had this museum somewhere else before it came to the Town Hall, but anyway its now updated. I'm sure the staff at the museum will be delighted with this.
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