Janet Foss Waterfall

Posted by Peter Ireland on Sun Apr 16, 2023 7:53 am

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Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which drew in local village inhabitants for the social occasion.

The name Janet (sometimes Jennet) is believed to refer to a fairy queen reputed to inhabit a cave at the rear of the fall. Foss is a Nordic word for waterfall, still used in Scandinavia, and is presented in a number of cases in England as 'force'.

The deep blue pool now attracts all weather wild swimmers instead of sheep, and for some reason, they are all female.

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by david fletcher on Sun Apr 16, 2023 11:30 am

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Cracking shot Peter. Like the info, although the very last bit conjures up scary images! LOL....

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by Kopecni on Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:19 am

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david fletcher wrote: Cracking shot Peter. Like the info, although the very last bit conjures up scary images! LOL....

Beautiful shot! Excellent light and atmosphere!

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by Cynthia Crawford on Mon Apr 17, 2023 5:20 am

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Quite the story! A beautiful shot-I like the foreground rock with bits of "gold" on it...for the fairies?

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Apr 17, 2023 6:44 am

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Beautiful setting and the long shutter speed works really well, Peter. Thanks for the extra info on sheep and swimmers. There must be a sizable population of little fairies in your area.