Cauldron Snout, Cascading waterfall in County Durham, England
The water from River Tees drops 60 meters over dolerite steps of the Whin Sill formation, creating a 180-meter long natural cascade.
The waterfall has remained a constant natural feature of the North Pennines landscape, marking the boundary between County Durham and historic Westmorland.
W.H. Auden incorporated Cauldron Snout in his 1941 poem 'Letter to Elizabeth Meyer', reflecting on his family memories in Weardale.
Visitors need to walk 3 kilometers from the Cow Green Reservoir car park along marked trails to reach the waterfall viewing points.
The water flow of Cauldron Snout forms England's longest waterfall, extending over dolerite rock formations for 200 yards downstream from Cow Green Reservoir.
Location: Forest and Frith
Location: Dufton
Part of: River Tees
GPS coordinates: 54.65257,-2.28908
Latest update: May 20, 2025 05:10
High Force
6.5 km
Mickle Fell
4.2 km
Low Force
8.9 km
Cow Green Reservoir
2.1 km
Burnhope Seat
9.4 km
Upper Teesdale
3.7 km
Moorhouse and Cross Fell
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Appleby Fells
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Wynch Bridge
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Cronkley Bridge
4.8 km
Milestone At Hanging Shaw
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Holwick Head Bridge
7.5 km
5 Boundary Stones On Border With Cumbria
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Milepost, 15 Metres North Of Grains O'Th'Beck Bridge
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Boundary Stone Next To Fence Circa 30 Feet From Road
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Milestone 200 Metres East Of Wad Hazel Sike
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Milestone To North Of Deadmangill Bridge
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Prehistoric settlements and cairnfield, medieval farmsteads, bloomeries and charcoal pits, 840m south of Cronkley on Bracken Rig
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Milestone 120 Metres South Of Trough Sike
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Milestone 100 Metres West Of Ettersgill Bridge
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Milestone 200 Metres South Of Redwing Plantation
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Moor House Bridge
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Milestone 120 Metres East Of Near Crookburn Sike
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Milestone Half Way Between Darngill And Crookburn Bridges
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Scoberry Bridge
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Birkdale footbridge
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Milestone, Helbeck Fell, 30m N of Blackmoorgate
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Milestone, exNR, east of Cumbria/Durham boundary signs
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