A picturesque waterfall downstream of Gordale Scar near Malham, Janet's Foss is where Gordale Beck cascades over a tufa capped limestone outcrop into a deep pool in a wooded limestone gorge. On the far bank is Janet's Cave, a dark hole which leads actually nowhere.
Janet was the "Queen of the Fairies", and "Foss" is a nordic word for waterfall, this being a magical place where fairies are said to exist.
For more information about Janet's Foss and other stuff about fairies in Yorkshire and beyond, then please visit the following websites and web pages:
Malham (in the Yorkshire Dales) - Home Page
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