Out & About …

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

Day: 14 March 2023

  • Andrew Carter: A Story of Canny Yatton 270 Years Ago

    Andrew Carter: A Story of Canny Yatton 270 Years Ago

    Another story from the works of Richard Blakeborough set in Canny Yatton, the local name for Great Ayton. Blakeborough wrote this account in 1902, stating that the event took place approximately 150 years prior, in 1752. At that time, James Cook, the most well-known resident of Great Ayton, was just 24 years old and had…