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Landscape context from the northwest, seen from Park Hill. Robin Hood’s Butts are at the left-hand end of the ridge on the skyline, with Stony Marl Moor to the right. Stoupe Beck Valley below.

Standing Stones Rigg, October 2024.

Standing Stones Rigg round barrow, a little to the west of the stones, which can be seen in the background.

Looking southeast towards Ravenscar with Stony Marl/Jugger Howes Moors on the skyline.

The almost fallen northern stone.

Looking out over Robin Hood’s Bay.

Southeastern stone.

Looking west across the stones. The bright blue thing in the background is the double decker Coastliner bus on its way to Whitby.

Latter Gate Hills round barrows, October 2024. The northern barrow behind on the left, the southern barrow in the foreground.

The top of the southern barrow. The excellent northern barrow is over on the left.

The southern barrow.

The dished top of the northern barrow. Top left skyline is Brow Top, although the barrows there aren’t visible from here.

Northern barrow.

The excellent northern barrow, looking south.

The southern barrow from the northwest, near the quadruple dyke.

The northern barrow from the road to the north.

October 2024, Latter Gate Hills dyke.

Looking northwest towards the main road which cuts across the dyke.

Looking across the banks and ditches towards the northern of the two Latter Gate Hill round barrows (centre skyline).

Looking southeast along the multiple banks and ditches. Stony Marl/Jugger Howes Moors on the skyline.

The overgrown top of the northern barrow of the group of three.

The northern of the group of three, approached from the central barrow.

The heather-covered central barrow in the group of the three. Looking west-ish.

Looking southeast along the coast from the southern of the group of three, towards the headland at Ravenscar.

The southern of the group of three.

The central barrow of the group of three, seen from the southern barrow. the trig pillar is thankfully not built onto the barrow and is sinking into the heather.

October 2024. The central and southern barrows of the eastern linear group, seen from the southwest.

The War Stone, October 2024.

The War Stone’s plinth, referencing the name as a corruption of Hoar Stone.

Definitely not prehistoric, but a nice bit of Stonehenge Brutalism from 1935. The grave of George William Manley, a Brother of the Ancient Order of Druids is close to the War Stone. Influenced by the trilithons of Stonehenge, but on a Spinal Tap scale.

September 2024, giving off mini-Mulfra vibes.

Some of the cupmarks on the inner face of the orthostat.

With remains of the mound in the foreground. Moel y Gest on the skyline.

Moel y Gest on zoom from the beach at Criccieth.

On the beach at low tide, the steepness of the flanks becomes very apparent.

With Yr Eifl straight ahead.

Looking southwest down the Llyn peninsula. You can just about see Mynydd Rhiw to the left of the trees.

Looking south, with Moel Ednyfed the prominent little hill on the right skyline.

September 2024.

Limited support from this orthostat!

From the north.