Nanny Newgill, the Broughton Witch — Part II

Back on the Cleveland Hills after a few days break. I was reminded crossing Urra Moor that I need to post the second part of Richard Blakeborough's 1902 tale of Nanny Newgill, the Broughton Witch.

For Part I see here.
NANNY NEWGILL, THE BROUGHTON WITCH.
SYNOPSIS OF PART I.
Dinah Curry, a Broughton girl, marries a stranger ...

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Carr Ridge, Urra Moor

It is recorded that this standing stone is a "Post Medieval" waymarker. 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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