Blakey Ridge Handstone — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Blakey Ridge Handstone by fitzcoraldo

T’other side of the handstone.
Reads – ROAD TO PICKRIN (Pickering) OR MALTON

fitzcoraldo Mar 28, 2003

Image of Blakey Ridge Handstone by fitzcoraldo

The Handstone – a modern megalith erected in the early 1700’s
It reads ROAD TO KIRBYMOORSIDE

fitzcoraldo Mar 28, 2003

Articles

Blakey Ridge Handstone

fitzcoraldo Mar 28, 2003

There are a number of Handstones on the moors. Although they are relatively modern I have posted this one because it is a lovely monolith. The stone stands 7 feet high and is a lovely thing to see. It is also in an area where many standing stones can be found so if your out mooching about check it out.

Blakey Ridge Handstone

fitzcoraldo Mar 28, 2003

” On the 11th October 1711, the justices of the peace sitting at Northallerton ordered that guide posts be erected at all cross roads; stone is much more easily obtained on the moors, so as a result a number of ‘handstones’ – the way indicated by a roughly carved human hand, were erected.”
Stanhope White
The North York Moors
1979
Dalesman Books

Sites within 20km of Blakey Ridge Handstone

Kettle Howe

Round Cairn • 0.22km E
Little Blakey Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 1.36km NW

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Blakey Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 1.8km NW

5

3
Pike Howe

Round Cairn • 2.02km SE
Horn Ridge Cross Dyke

Dyke • 2.99km SW
Loose Howe

Cup Marked Stone • 3.18km NE

3

3

1
Loose Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 3.19km NE
Margery Bradley Standing Stone / Flat Howe

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.38km NW

3

3
Duffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 3.85km W

1

1
Western Howes (Westerdale)

Cairn(s) • 4.21km NNW

1
Obtrusch

Cairn(s) • 4.35km SW

1

5
Three Howes (Spaunton Moor)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.52km ESE

1
Three Howes (Cockayne)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.28km W
Shunner Howe

Artificial Mound • 5.42km ENE

1

1
Harland Moor A

Stone Circle • 5.47km S

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1
Harland Moor

Stone Circle • 5.58km S

1

2

2
High Snapes

Ring Cairn • 5.6km SE
Rudland

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.65km SW

1
Peat Hill

Cairn(s) • 5.66km NE

1
Wolf Pit

Round Barrow(s) • 5.84km NNE

3

1
Flat Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 6.03km ENE
Cammon Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.18km W

4

3
Harland Moor B

Kerbed Cairn • 6.24km S

1
Harland Moor D

6.44km S

1
Rokan Stone

6.5km NE

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2

1
Pind Howes

Round Barrow(s) • 6.51km NNE

5

1
Harland Moor E

6.54km S

1
Low Crag Dyke

Dyke • 6.69km NNW

3
Traverse Moor Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.85km ENE

2

1
Hart Leap Stones

Standing Stones • 7.34km NE

1

1

1
Glaisdale Rigg Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.41km NE

4
Abrahams Hut

Round Cairn • 7.48km ESE
Glaisdale Rigg Roadside Stone

7.56km NE

2
Danby Rigg Cross Dykes

Dyke • 8km NNE

4
Blue Man I’ The Moss

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.05km ENE

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3
Askew Rigg

Ring Cairn • 8.19km ESE
The Old Wife’s Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 8.22km NNE
Wheeldale Howe

Artificial Mound • 8.27km ENE

2

1

1
Glaisdale. Black Hill Stone

Standing Stones • 8.78km NE

3

1
The Old Wife’s Stones Road

Ancient Trackway • 8.8km NNE

2

1
Danby Rigg

Cairn(s) • 8.8km NNE

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9
Potato Nab

Round Barrow(s) • 8.89km SW
Stone Ruckles

Round Barrow(s) • 9.25km SW
Little Hograh Moor

Standing Stones • 9.27km NW

2

1
Burton Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 9.29km W

1

1
Westerdale Moor

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.33km NW

6

1

1
Face Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.37km W

3

1
Crown End, Westerdale

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.44km NNW

1

1
Round Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.72km W

2

2
Blackpark

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.83km ESE

1
Spiers House

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.88km ESE
The Old Wifes Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 10km E
Glaisdale Swang Stones

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.12km NE

6

1

1
Urra Moor

Cup Marked Stone • 10.12km W
Old Wife (Lund Ridge)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.12km SW
Leaf Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 10.16km E
Urra Moor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.44km W

5

1
Urra Moor

10.53km W
Baysdale

Cup Marked Stone • 10.63km NW

5

1
Tripsdale / Bilsdale Bride Stones

Cairn circle • 10.96km WSW

5

5
Bilsdale Midcable Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.99km WSW

1

1
Billy’s Dyke

Dyke • 11.05km W

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3
Hanging Stone (Helmsley)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.24km WSW

1
Kildale Moor

Cairn(s) • 11.34km NW

1

1
Three Howes

Round Cairn • 11.36km ENE

5

2
Murk Mire Moor

Cairn(s) • 11.36km ENE

1
Box Hall/Castleton Moor

Enclosure • 11.41km NNW

1

1
Cheshire Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.46km W

1

1
Battersby Moor Cross-Ridge Boundary

Dyke • 11.51km WNW

6

1
The Old Wife’s Well

Sacred Well • 11.61km E

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3

3
Wheeldale Moor Cist

Cist • 12.26km ENE

2

3
Danby Beacon

Round Barrow(s) • 12.26km NNE

3
Three Howes Rigg (Commondale)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.29km NNW

5

1
Kirkdale Hyena Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.4km S

4
Kildale

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 12.68km WNW

1
Haw Rigg Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.69km N

1
Kildale Un-named stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.69km NW

2

2
Low Common

Round Barrow(s) • 12.72km SE

1
Brown Rigg Howe 2

Round Barrow(s) • 12.78km NNE
Sand Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.78km NNW

1

1
Brown Rigg Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 12.88km NNE
Brown Rigg Howe 2

Round Barrow(s) • 12.89km NNE
Trennet

Dyke • 12.9km W

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1
In Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.93km ENE

7
The Wheeldale Stones

Standing Stones • 12.94km ENE

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2

8

1
Hunt House Crag

Standing Stones • 12.96km E

4

2

1
Cawthorne Camps

Round Barrow(s) • 12.96km ESE

1

1
Howl Moor

Stone Circle • 13.05km E

9

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2
Elm Lodge, Danby Low Moor

Long Barrow • 13.13km NNE

2

1
Rawland Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 13.24km NE

9
Round Hill, Bilsdale West

Stone Circle • 13.28km WSW
Gerrick Moor Dyke

Dyke • 13.31km N

1
Lealholm Moor

Ring Cairn • 13.35km NE

4
Rawcliffe Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 13.36km E

1
Gerrick Moor 1

Round Barrow(s) • 13.55km N

3
Commondale

Stone Circle • 13.56km NW

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6

2
Lealholm Rigg

Round Barrow(s) • 13.57km NE
Three Howes Rigg (Easington Moor)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.69km NNE

1
Robin Hood’s Butts (Gerrick)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.69km N

3

1
Cold Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 13.71km W

1
Moorsholm Rigg

Enclosure • 13.74km N
Three Howes (Cold Moor)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.76km W

1
Herd Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 13.79km N

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1
The Wainstones

Natural Rock Feature • 13.8km W

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1

3
Gerrick Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.83km N

2

2

2
Commondale Moor

Cairn(s) • 13.88km NW

2
Black Dike Moor Pit Alignment

13.89km NNE

2
Moorsholm Spring

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.99km N
Stony Ruck

Round Barrow(s) • 13.99km N
Two Howes

Cairn(s) • 14.01km ENE

9

1
Temple Beeld

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.01km NE

16

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3

1
Easington High Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.03km NNE

13

3

1
Old Castle Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.05km NNW

6

3

1
Simon Howe

Cairn(s) • 14.45km E

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6
Black Howes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.52km NNW

2

3
The Bridestones

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.54km NW

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Freebrough Hill

Sacred Hill • 14.55km N

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2

7
Sour Milk Hills

Round Barrow(s) • 14.57km WSW
Green Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 14.59km W

1
The Nan Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.69km NNE

2

1
Pockley Gates

Round Barrow(s) • 14.74km SSW

1
Percy Rigg Standing Stone

Standing Stones • 14.87km NW

2

1
Hob on the Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.9km NW

5

2
Gisborough Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 15.09km NW

1
Ugthorpe Moor Pit Alignment

15.21km NE

1
Allan Tofts, Goathland

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.25km ENE

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1
Drake Howe

Cairn(s) • 15.32km W

2

3
Percy Rigg

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.33km NW

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4
High Park Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 15.49km NE

1
Levisham Moor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.72km E

6

4
Great Ayton Moor Enclosure

Enclosure • 15.86km WNW

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5
Iron Howe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.95km WSW

6

4
Great Ayton Moor Chambered Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.08km WNW

8

3

1
Cod Hill, Sleddale

Round Barrow(s) • 16.12km NW

1
Lockwood Beck Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.14km NNW

2
Three Howes (Guisborough Moor)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.22km NW

1
Lady Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 16.32km NE

1
Stone Rook

Cairn(s) • 16.54km W

5

1
Loose Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 16.55km NE

1
Far Black Rigg

Dyke • 16.79km E
Lord Stones

Round Cairn • 16.9km W

9

1
The Chair Stone

Standing Stones • 17.04km W

1
The Raven Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.14km W

5
Sil Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 17.26km ENE

1

1
Highcliff Nab

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.37km NW

5

1

1
Low Bridestones

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.38km ENE

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5

1
Stang Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 17.54km NNE

5

2
Breckon Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 17.65km ENE

6

2
High Bridestones

Stone Circle • 17.68km ENE

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9

1
Hutton Mulgrave

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.76km NE
Saltergate Moor

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.88km E

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Pen Howe

Round Barrow(s) • 17.93km ENE

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2
Hanging Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.96km WNW

3

1
Flass Brow

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.96km ENE

2

2
Roseberry Topping

Sacred Hill • 18km WNW

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3

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4
Slip Gill

Cave / Rock Shelter • 18.04km SW

1
The Ryedale Windypits

Cave / Rock Shelter • 18.16km SW

2

1
Flat Howes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.18km ENE

8

1
Live Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.24km W
Newton Mulgrave Woods

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.49km NE

7

2
Newton Mulgrave Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.52km NE

2
Newton Mulgrave Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.59km NE

4

2

2
Robbed Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.62km ENE

5

2
Newton Under Roseberry Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.86km WNW

2

1
Roxby

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.91km NNE

9

1
Airy Hill Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 19.02km NNW

4
Foster Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.02km ENE

5

2
Swarth Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.08km ENE

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8

1
Live Moor Hill Fort, Whorlton

Hillfort • 19.09km W

1

1
Greenlands Howe

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.11km ENE

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2

2
Blakey Topping

Stone Circle • 19.21km E

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12

2
Ann Cross

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.33km ENE

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