Category: North York Moors
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Ingleby Greenhow
I first came to this area in 1969 with my Dad and a party of walkers from the Nottinghamshire District Association of the Camping Club of GB&I. We were attempting the Lyke Wake Walk and camping for the duration near the village of Ingleby Greenhow. On arrival on the Friday night we went to the village pub,…
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Bee Boles, Glaisdale
A trip out to a dreich Glaisdale today. This wall at Bank House Farm contains about 77 bee boles which are recesses that were used for keeping bee hives in when the heather was in flower. The hives would have been the coiled straw type called skeps. The North York Moors dry stone walls contains quite a few examples…
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Sunset over the Cleveland Hills
Another covering of snow last night. Tried to drive up to the top of the Baysdale road to gain some height but gave up at the foot of Park Nab. View is towards Battersby.
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Roseberry Topping
Roseberry looked good this morning. A fresh covering of overnight snow.
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Highcliff Nab
Had a trip out to Highcliff Nab today. I was surprised how much forestry has been felled. This is a view which hasn’t been seen for a few years.
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Toft Hill Scout Camp
View towards Park Nab.
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Codhill Heights
From Percy Cross.
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Westworth
Westworth Reservoir was built in 1871 by the Guisborough Water Company and supplied the town’s water. Since falling into disuse the dam has been breached and the area is reverting back to nature.
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Thomason Foss
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Remains of Calcining Kilns, Scugdale
These kilns next to Scugdale Beck operated from 1857 until 1885 and reduced the iron ore from mines up the dale to make it easier for transporting the ironworks in Stockton.