Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Category: Baldersdale

  • Yew Tree Farm

    Yew Tree Farm

    Ancestry, the genealogy website, is offering free access during this Easter “break” and I put that in inverted commas as it seems just like any other day. Anyhow, I thought I would do a bit of research on the history of a property rather than my family history. I found that it’s not that easy.…

  • The Devil’s Boulder of Great How

    The Devil’s Boulder of Great How

    A spare few hours. Decided to explore Baldersdale to the north west of Barnard Castle in the Pennines. The valley contains three reservoirs which looked interesting. At the head stood a distinctive hill top, Shacklesborough. At 454m high not significant but its flat top begged for a visit. (It’s in the distance in the photo). But…