Millers Grave

Millers Grave This little cairn, on Midgley moor above the mill town of Hebden Bridge is called Millers Grave. It is in an area of standing stones and other cairns, and has an interesting history associated with it. Possibly Bronze Age in origin, although it could be earlier, it is probably a burial cairn. It … Continue reading Millers Grave

Horncliffe Circle

Here is Horncliffe Circle - and I said in an earlier post that I would write about it - so here you go! This is a double ringed circle, a circle inside a circle, and quite rare. It is also situated in a odd part of the moor - a couple of miles from anywhere, … Continue reading Horncliffe Circle

Burley Moor Burial Cairn

This little pile of rocks at the edge of Burley moor is a burial cairn. We have no way of knowing who, or how many bodies are under here (maybe even none), but it appears to have been undisturbed, and for a very long time has lain under the vegetation. It was only when the … Continue reading Burley Moor Burial Cairn

The Princess

Middleton Moor looking towards Beamsley Beacon There is a little Tumulus ('a mound of earth or stones raised over a grave or graves') on the slopes of Round Hill just a few miles from where I live. It is a lonely spot and very hard to locate amongst the heather and vegetation that grows on … Continue reading The Princess

The Cairn

This is one of the cairns on Rombalds moor. There are a lot of them, usually put there by walkers or gamekeepers to mark the paths, or a boundary, and added to over the years. Many people plonk down a stone or two as they pass by. They can be decades old, some even older. … Continue reading The Cairn

Dowky Bottom – a Secret Landscape

Not many people know about Dowky Bottom. And of those that do, not many go there. It is a very odd landscape - composed of limestone and contains remains of Iron Age settlements, strange stone cairns and a cave with an ancient childs skeleton buried inside. setting off from Littondale Getting there can be a … Continue reading Dowky Bottom – a Secret Landscape

Beamsley Moor with Sheep

This is Beamsley moor not far from where I live. The pimple at the top is an Iron Age burial mound. It is one of the places that I spend a lot of my time exploring and bimbling about. These are the moors that I love, wild and remote with no one else about.

The Anomaly in Long Barrow Meadow

I have a lovely friend called Steph. She is a shepherdess and writer and lives in a little village a few miles from where I live. We met a few years ago when we were both participants in a documentary about the Washburn Valley, and we hit it off straight away. We soon discovered that … Continue reading The Anomaly in Long Barrow Meadow

Beamsley Moor Views

This is Beamsley moor in Yorkshire, and the two chaps sitting on the pile of rocks (it is actually an Iron Age burial cairn) are enjoying the views over Rombalds moor in the distance. It is just a nice place to be, and I come up here quite a bit 🙂

The Black Hill Burial Cairns

These are the Black Hill Burial Cairns on Farnhill moor not far from Skipton in North Yorkshire. They are two massive cairns - the Kings Cairn and the Queens Cairn. I first came here with a friend about a dozen years ago, and I remember just walking around with my mouth open, amazed at how big … Continue reading The Black Hill Burial Cairns