Out & About …

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

Category: Newton Mulgrave

  • In Search of Pannierman Pots, Here is Long Stone Instead

    In Search of Pannierman Pots, Here is Long Stone Instead

    I have long been interested in ancient transport routes across the moors, so I was pleased to come across some recent research on routeways in the North York Moors. These are vast landscape features, part of a tangled network linking places across great distances. Yet they are also intimate spaces, shaped by footfall, hooves, wheels,…

  • Birchdale

    Birchdale

    I had a faint recollection of crossing Newton Mulgrave Moor before and indeed I had. It’s still a bit of a haze though. Lying north of the A174, it’s an unfrequented area. Very flat, and exposed to winds from all directions. But a relatively deep valley provides a welcome incision — Birchdale or Birk Dale…