It was a colossal waterfall 80 meters tall and more than 300 meters wide.

Nobody remembers for sure when the waterfall last flowed.

Some say it was two hundred years ago.

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Malham Cove without the waterfall, as it normally appears.

Photo credit:Allan Harris/Flickr

Malham Cove without the waterfall, as it normally appears.

Photo credit:David Sykes/Flickr

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