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<< Our Photo Pages >> Beckwith Stone - Marker Stone in England in Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by johndhunter on Tuesday, 29 March 2022  Page Views: 495

Modern SitesSite Name: Beckwith Stone
Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Loftus  Nearest Village: Danby
Map Ref: NZ7287611705
Latitude: 54.495449N  Longitude: 0.876348W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Beckwith Stone
Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Beckwith Stone at NZ 72876 11705 – In the centre of the image viewed looking northerly, March 2022. Dead bracken towards the front of the image shows why in the summer months along with the reed grass that surrounds it this stone can be well hidden and not easy to locate. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Marker Stone in Yorkshire (North). The Beckwith Stone is a named boundary stone which today (2022) marks a dog leg in the boundary between the urban authorities of Redcar & Cleveland and Scarborough District as well as the civil parishes of Danby and Loftus. It is also an estate marker stone.

It sits in a swampy area, close to and on the south side of Waupley Beck and with a height of only 2ft it can be well hidden by the tall reed grass that surrounds it, as well as bracken in the summer months. Over the years I have looked for this stone on several occasions and been unable to locate it, consequently I had come to the conclusion that perhaps it had fallen and sunk into the swamp. However a recent (2021) photo by the MILESTONE SOCIETY showed that it was still standing, so I paid another visit and this time found it. Looking at old gpx tracks where I had searched for it previously indicates that I had been virtually next to the stone and still I hadn’t spotted it.

As stated the stone is about 2ft high, rectangular in cross section, about 9 inches (E/W) x 12 inches (N/S). On its west face at the top it has the letter D (Danby) and beneath that its name Beckwith Stone over two lines.
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Old Beckwith Stone
Old Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Old Beckwith Stone at NZ 72643 11470 – Viewed looking southerly towards Elm Ledge, July 2022. The marker pole indicates where I think the buried base end of the stone is but it was difficult to push the pole in to any depth and it may be longer. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Old Beckwith Stone
Old Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Old Beckwith Stone at NZ 72643 11470 – Close up view of the visible top part of the stone, July 2022. When erect the vertical face facing the camera would be the northerly face. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Old Beckwith Stone
Old Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Old Beckwith Stone at NZ 72643 11470 – Viewed looking south easterly across the swamp, July 2022. It was difficult to work out the exact length of the partially buried stone. Vertical dotted lines are my estimate (Vote or comment on this photo)

Old Beckwith Stone
Old Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Old Beckwith Stone at NZ 72643 11470 – Viewed looking northerly along the western edge of the swamp. The mound on the skyline to the right of the image is the round barrow on Waupley Moor at NZ 72890 11853 known locally as the Black Howe. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Old Beckwith Stone
Old Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Old Beckwith Stone at NZ 72643 11470 – Looking at the visible top part of the fallen stone, July 2022. When erect this would be the westerly face. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Old Beckwith Stone
Old Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Old Beckwith Stone at NZ 72643 11470 – Looking across the swamp towards the round barrow, centre on the skyline, on Waupley Moor at NZ 72890 11853 known locally as the Black Howe, July 2022. The fallen stone is bottom centre in the image.

Beckwith Stone
Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Beckwith Stone at NZ 72876 11705 – East Face, March 2022. Dead bracken shown in the image indicates why in the summer months along with the reed grass that surrounds it this stone can be well hidden.

Beckwith Stone
Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Beckwith Stone at NZ 72876 11705 – West Face, March 2022. Not clear in the image because its in shadow but on this face at the top is the letter D (Danby) and beneath that over two lines the stones name – Beckwith Stone

Beckwith Stone
Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Beckwith Stone at NZ 72876 11705 – West Face, close up, March 2022. Engravings on this face are as indicated.

Beckwith Stone
Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Beckwith Stone at NZ 72876 11705 – Viewed looking westerly, March 2022. The stone is in the centre of the image, The mound on the left of the image is the outer bank of an old railway cutting for Paddy Waddell’s Railway - A failed attempt, mainly financial,in the late 19C to link the ironstone mines at Glaisdale, across the moors with what was the North Eastern Railway line at Lingdale juncti...

Beckwith Stone
Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Beckwith Stone at NZ 72876 11705 – West and South faces of the stone, March 2022

Beckwith Stone
Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Beckwith Stone at NZ 72876 11705 – Viewed looking westerly from the Waupley Moor side of the beck, March 2022. The stone is in the centre of the image indicated by the yellow arrow. The area ‘A’ indicated on the image is an embankment built to carry Paddy Waddell’s Railway* over the swamp known as Water Dittins which surrounds it. Area ‘B’ is the outer bank of a railway cutting. *...

Beckwith Stone
Beckwith Stone submitted by johndhunter : Beckwith Stone at NZ 72876 11705 – - East Face, close up, March 2022.

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Re: Beckwith Stone by johndhunter on Friday, 29 July 2022
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Attention Admin: Images from recently posted Old Beckwith Stone are showing on this site (Beckwith Stone) These are two seperate sites . I am not sure why this has happened as I thought their two name were distinct . Perhaps the Old Beckwith Stone if it works should be renamed Old Beckwith Stone(Tranmire Stone) to avoid this. Just renaming it with its alternate name Tranmire Stone may cause future conflicts as there is a stone in Harrogate District, North Yorkshire with that name and is the reason why I used the Old Beckwith alternative.
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