Nine Standards Rigg Cairns – Cumbria
(This post is a bit of a ‘Filler’ as i have been unable to visit any sites for the last 3 months. This has been due to a leg injury which has been very slow to heal, and has stopped me driving or walking any distance. However things are finally improving and i am […]
Addleback – the Giant of Addlebrough Hill
Addlebrough is a prominent, flat topped hill in upper Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, 30 miles to the north west of Harrogate. Back in the 1870’s, the folklore collector Richard Blakeborough transcribed part of an old manuscript written by David Naitby – a shoemaker in the market town of Bedale. Naitby had himself gathered […]
The Devil’s Breeches – Staithes
The village of Staithes is located on the Yorkshire coast, 8 miles to the north of Whitby. The first edition OS map of 1856 marks a place called the ‘Devil’s Breeches’ near the head of a stream valley on the south side of the village. There appears to be nothing written down in the […]