Carr Ridge, Urra Moor

It is recorded that this standing stone is a “Post Medieval” waymarker¹North York Moors Historic Environment Record (HER) No: 9165. A stone has stood over 450 winters reassuring travellers across the bleak Urra Moor, the highest point of the North York Moors. 

The only sound that broke the muffling of the cloud was the frequent ‘go-back, back, back‘ call of the Red grouse celebrating their survival of another year’s shooting season.

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  North York Moors Historic Environment Record (HER) No: 9165