Hob Cross was originally used to mark a route from Guisborough Priory to Whitby Abbey.
Only the shaft remains which is now inscribed RC 1798 (Robert Chaloner, Lord Guisborough)
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Hob on the Hill
Fishmongers Ghostsigns, Saltburn
Locking Stone, Bransdale
Bransdale Inscribed Guidestone
This guidestone is very old and weathered and carries a number of difficult to read inscriptions.
The year 1712 and what could be “Hemsla” perhaps a variant on “Helmsley Road”
Kirby is fairly clear (Kirkbymoorside) but the word below is a mystery.
Finally the initials “IH” which I have no idea on.
Fuin
Bransdale K H Boundary Stone
Bransdale ‘R’ Boundary Stone
Botton Cross
Botton Cross is a a wayside cross on Danby High Moor. Although now broken it is an early medieval wheelhead type.
The cross is on the course of an old road which runs from Young Ralph toward Fat Betty.
Osmotherley Cross and Barter Table
Ana Cross / Ainhowe Cross
The current Ana Cross is a relatively modern 19th century replacement.
Fragment of the original medieval cross, which is said to have been over 8m tall, can be found in the Crypt at Lastingham