Green Howe

Heritage Site in Yorkshire Hambleton

England

Green Howe

Barker's Ridge view Looking NE into Raisdale. — Barker's Ridge view Credit: T Eyre

Green Howe is a historic heritage site located in Yorkshire, England. Situated near the village of Grassington, Green Howe is renowned for its picturesque beauty and rich cultural significance. The site encompasses an expansive area of rolling green hills, charming meadows, and ancient woodlands, creating a serene and idyllic setting.

Green Howe holds a prominent place in Yorkshire's history, with evidence of human presence dating back to the Neolithic period. The site has witnessed numerous civilizations and is known to have been inhabited during the Bronze and Iron Ages. The remains of ancient settlements, burial mounds, and stone circles can still be found, providing an insight into the lives and rituals of these early communities.

The area is also notable for its diverse wildlife, hosting a range of species including birds, mammals, and rare plants. The lush grasslands and wildflower meadows provide a thriving habitat for various creatures, making it a popular destination for nature enthusiasts and birdwatchers.

Visitors to Green Howe can explore the site through well-maintained walking trails that offer stunning panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. The area is also home to several walking and cycling routes, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the natural beauty of Yorkshire.

In addition to its natural splendor, Green Howe offers a range of recreational activities such as picnicking, camping, and wildlife spotting. The site also hosts regular events and workshops that celebrate the region's history and cultural heritage, providing visitors with an opportunity to learn and engage with the site's fascinating past.

Overall, Green Howe in Yorkshire is an enchanting heritage site that combines breathtaking natural beauty with a rich historical and cultural legacy, offering visitors a truly memorable and immersive experience.

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Green Howe Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.378/-1.177 or Grid Reference SE5398. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Barker's Ridge view

Looking NE into Raisdale.

T Eyre

Track towards Raisdale

Part of an old route linking Scugdale with Raisdale, crossing the moor at a low point. This begins as a pleasant descent on a decent track, but lower down there is much mud, goo and water as the path becomes a sunken lane. Admittedly this walk was done after a night of heavy rain, and the mud was probably worse than usual. Ahead and beyond the valley, is the long ridge of Cold Moor.

Gordon Hatton

High Crosslets Farm

Hillside farm above Raisdale. From this vantage point it looks as though there's a decent track heading downhill from the farm [FP number 10.177/050] which has to be a more pleasant alternative to the mudbath that is Mill Lane. I will know better next time.

Gordon Hatton

Road to Crossletts

Farm access in Raisdale.

Richard Webb

Westcote Farm

Stone built farmhouse and barns in Raisdale.

Gordon Hatton

Track into Scugdale

The tarmacked road up Scugdale ends just east of Scugdale Hall and a rough track continues up the hillside and over the moortop before descending to Raisdale Mill near Chop Gate. The route is shown as green dots on the OS map and was at one time a county road. There are now notices banning vehicles from the route at either end, but despite this, there was clear evidence on this occasion of recent use by trials bikes.

Gordon Hatton

Moorland track, Barker's Ridge

There's not much level ground on the moor top of Barker's Ridge as the land rapidly drops away into either Raisdale [left] or Scugdale [right].

Westcote Farm

Cairn at Miley Howe

Cock Howe

Green Howe on Noon Hill

Industrial Tees Valley in the distance

David Brown

Stand of trees by Head House

David Brown

Moorland, Prod Hills

David Brown

Across the valley near Head House

David Brown

Turf Stone

On Bildsdale Moor West near Wether Hill. I haven’t been up here, certainly since lockdown. But not much to see as a blanket of wet cloud hung over the moor. Howes and boundary stones would provide photographic interest today. The Bilsdale Turf Stones are a series of eight stones, all inscribed with a ‘T’, 50 metres or so west of the Bilsdale and Snilesworth parish boundary which roughly follows the modern landrover track¶. They demarcate the limit where the farmers of Bilsdale were traditionally allowed to cut turves of peat on Snilesworth land as Bilsdale parish did not have enough suitable land for turf cutting. Peat was cut or ‘graved‘ on most of the high moors after the heather had been burnt and before the grouse started nested. The turves would be cut from the top layer of heathery roots of a swidden. At the same time, the women of the farmstead may collect the charred heather stems as kindling. The turves would then be barrowed down to the drying or ‘ligging’ ground, or sledges may be used. Once dried, the turves provided fuel during the winter. As far as I know, peat is no longer cut on the NYM, but I remember seeing ‘footstools‘ of drying peat when in Ireland in 2018. A sight which would once have been familiar on our moors. Generally, turbary was one of the common rights freeholders and cottagers would have possessed. Those without such a right paid ‘turfgraste‘ for the privilege. Other rights a farmer could have might include pasture, stones, fallen timber, ling or heather, bracken, and furze or gorse. From my photo-diary for 31st July 2020 see Link

¶ I've just noticed that they seem to be on the route of the designated Public Footpath which is not apparent on the ground.