Trollers Gill

A survey conducted in the reign of Edward II listed the gorge as Gordale in Appletreewick.

Speight suggests that this is of Danish influence from the word geir; a triangular piece of land that ends in a chasm.

Legend has it that the gill is the home of the mythical monstrous black dog Barghest who can turn one to stone with a look.

[6] It has also been suggested by some that the Barghest story was a major influence on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when he was penning The Hound of the Baskervilles.

[10] Roger and the Rottentrolls is a fictional children's television program which takes the name of its setting from Trollers Gill; however, filming took place at Brimham Rocks, a short distance away.