This guidestone is by far the most spectacular of the sequence across Blakey Ridge. It is said to date from around 1720 and carries the following inscriptions with carved hands on three sides.
“Road : to : Kirby : moor : side” (Kirkbymoorside) “R+B” “R+E” “IW”
“Road to : Pickerin : or : Malton” (Pickering)
“Road : to : Gisbrough” (Guisborough)
Blakey Guidestone
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