Ayton Bank — and a delve into the world of ‘Tumblers’

This morning, I was lucky enough to get dropped off in Guisborough, and decided to walk back home, a one-way trip; avoiding, of course, the more popular paths since it's a Sunday.

Ayton Bank is off the beaten track that offers a quiet location. In the distance is Easby Moor, topped with Capt. Cook's Monument. The broken ground in the for ...

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The Rise and Fall of Alum Production in Great Ayton

As I descend from Capt. Cook's Monument, approaching Gribdale Terrace, the former whinstone quarrymen's cottages gleam white, with Cliff Rigg rising behind them. Before me, in the centre of the photo is a range of sandstone buildings mapped as Bank House Farm on the 1853 OS Six-inch map, but an auction advertisement in ...

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Through Mist and Mud

Amidst the bleakness of a dreary day near the old site of Summerhill Farm, stand these lichen covered gate posts, a testament to times long gone. The muddy path between them is now only trod by sheep, and the ruinous dry stone wall adds to the sense of abandonment. Yet, in the midst of it all, a clump of daffodils blooms, a small splash of colour amidst the withered brac ...

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Everytime I go up to Capt. Cook’s Monument I find another area of clear felling

This is on Little Ayton Moor, above Hunter's Scar — note to self: have a look at this feature — revealing a view of the whole of the short valley between Roseberry Topping, Black Bank and Great Ayton Moor. A view that has not been seen for perhaps half a century.

To me, a view such as this, even on a wet and w ...

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Clear felling on Little Ayton Moor has opened up super views across Great Ayton Moor all the way to Highcliff Nab

A light overnight snowfall hides the debris from the forestry work.

I guess the remainder of the forestry will go in due course.

Great Ayton Moor has a wealth of archaeological features which I've posted about many ...

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