Sheep grazing near Littondale, Yorkshire Dales (Explored) by Baz Richardson Via Flickr: Littondale, which is on the southern side of the Yorkshire Dales, is rich in Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements, and has been a sheltered fertile valley for 5,000 years or more. Saxon cultivation terraces (lynchets) can be seen in the valley. After the Conquest, the Normans turned it into a hunting chase before the land was granted to the monks of Fountains Abbey in the 13th century, and became extensively used for sheep farming. Littondale comprises the three main settlements of Arncliffe, Litton, and Halton Gill, and yeoman’s houses dating from the 17th century are to be seen throughout the Dale. Thank you all for your visits and kind words, which are much appreciated.
