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Standing Stone, Old Wife’s Stones Way
A leisurely saunter into the morning sunshine across the ancient expanse of Danby Rigg on the Old Wife's Stones Way. A timely shower to the west served as a fitting backdrop to this squat yet impressive standing stone.
The route, considered no older than medieval times, is lined with tall, slender standing stones, save for this particular one, often dubbed the Old W ...
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The Coombs
The moors have been transformed into a vibrant green as bilberries blanket the landscape. From this vantage point in the Esk valley, overlooking a basin resembling an armchair at the northern edge of Danby Rigg, known as 'The Coombs,' the captivating scene caught the attention of Rev. Canon Atkinson. He, who dedicated fifty years as Vicar of this parish, penned the following:
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Nan Hardwicke — Witch or Hare? The Folklore of Cleveland
There are very few Cleveland villages which, at one time or another, one of the inhabitants had not been stigmatised as a witch. More often than not, it was some lonely old woman, past her childbearing age, probably widowed but more than likely without any degree of patriarchal protection.
The most celebrated of these w ...
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