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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Show on map Fountains Abbey
Show on map A details description of all there is to see at Fountains Abbey would take several days to write.
This Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 ran until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539.
It is a Grade 1 Listed building and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Several buildings around the abbey actually straddle the River Skell
Fountains Mill
Show on map Fountains Mill was originally constructed in the 12th century by the monks of Fountains Abbey.
At various points in its life it was also a Saw Mill, Dairy and housed wartime refugees.
The mill ground corn all the way until 1927, a Gilkes turbine was installed in 1928 to produce electricity, which still operates today.
Robinsons Cross, Osmotherley
Show on map Robinson’s Cross is a boundary stone.The M is said to stands for Manners, the family name of the Duke of Rutland who once held Helmsley.
Low Farndale Methodist Chapel.
Show on map Apologies for the lack of posts recently, the site is not dead, work has just become very busy.
Two Methodist Chapels existed in Farndale, this is the one at Low Mill, the walls contain a great many memorials.
This old photo from August 27 1926 shows a celebration of an anniversary of Low Farndale Methodist Chapel (which anniversary is unclear currently)
Planning permission records suggest it became a private home around 1984.
Botton Cross
Show on map 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
Show on map John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, preached at the barter table on several occasions from 1745.
The table itself is thought to date from the 16th century.
The market cross dates from the 18th century, although the steps around it may date from an earlier medieval cross.
Osmotherley Methodist Church 1754
Show on map John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, preached around Osmotherley many times from 1745 onwards.
A methodist society formed in 1750 and the chapel was built in 1754, making it one of the earliest in the country.
BY 1865 a larger chapel was needed and the original fell out of use, however it was restored in 1970 and the larger chapel became a private house.
The chapel is still in use today and carries the date 1754 over the door.
Ana Cross / Ainhowe Cross
Show on map 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
Lowna Quaker Burial Ground
Show on map 114 local quakers were buried here between 1675 and 1837.
(or 1854 depending on which plaque you believe)
The site is still maintained by Quakers from Kirkbymoorside, although no gravestones or monuments remain inside the enclosure.
