JANET'S FOSS WATERFALL, MALHAM, YORKSHIRE DALES, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND.

            JANET'S FOSS IS A POPULAR WATERFALL AND BEAUTY SPOT ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE YORKSHIRE DALES. LOCAL STORIES SAY THAT A FAIRY QUEEN NAMED JANET (OR JENNET) LIVED IN A SMALL CAVE BEHIND THE WATERFALL.
JANET'S FOSS IS FORMED AS GORDALE BECK FALLS DOWN OVER A LIMESTONE SLAB, TO A BROAD POOL BELOW. MOSS GROWING ON THE EDGE OF THE FALLLS HAS GRADUALLY BEEN COVERED IN LIMESTONE DEPOSITS, CREATING A WIDE LIP OVER WHICH THE WATER FLOWS. 
JUST OPPOSITE THE FALLS IS A SMALL CAVE THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN INHABITED BY COPPER MINERS WORKING AT THE NEARBY PIKEDAW MINES. THE POOL AT THE FOOT OF THE FOSS WAS USED BY LOCAL SHEEP FARMERS TO WASH THEIR FLOCKS, AN EVENT WITH A BIT OF A CARNIVAL AIR, KNOWN AS 'SHEEP DIPPING'.
THE WORD 'FOSS', OR ITS ALTERNATIVE, 'FORCE', IS FROM THE OLD NORSE FOR WATERFALL, AND IS OFTEN USED FOR WATERFALLS IN THE YORKSHIRE AREA.

   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Malham (show map)

Taken on: January 29, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/29.0, 8 sec, 52mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/29.0
Exposure Time:	8
Focal Length:	52mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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