The sign for the Robin Hood and Little John Inn is now virtually lost.

The building itself can be dated to 1671 and local folklore states that Robin Hood and Little John met here for the last time. The sign was still freshly painted in this1955 Francs Frith photo..

There are many local references to the famous outlaws such as ‘Robin Hoods Bay’ and the ‘Robin Hood’s Close and Little John’s Close‘ marker stones near Whitby

This 8 tonne monolith was erected for the millenium by the North Yorkshire Moors Association.

The mason was Mike Weatherill of Danby.

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)

Another day, another boundary stone.

The Pricket Thorn Stone is a listed building, again carrying an 18th century “TD” for Thomas Duncombe.

Another in the collection of boundary stones on Blakey Ridge, this time Grade II listed but dropped from the current OS map.

The larger stone again carries an 18th Century “TD” for Thomas Duncombe and an Ordnance Survey benchmark.

The smaller stone has a number of rough inscriptions for which I have no explanation “JRH” “RM” and “EML” theres also an upside down “T” on the side.

My journey south across the moor continues with the next boundary stone, the ‘Saddle Stone’ presumably named due to its shape.

The top of the stone carries the usual 18th Century “TD” for Thomas Duncombe.

The side of the stone carries a much newer inscription that ‘Margaret Loves John’

Again this stone is marked on all editions of the OS map, but isn’t a listed structure like many of the unmarked ones that are.