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Natural PlacesSite Name: Freebrough Hill Alternative Name: FreyasbergCountry: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Castleton Nearest Village: Moorsholm
Map Ref: NZ68971263
Latitude: 54.504305N Longitude: 0.936427W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Freebrough Hill is a sacred hill that was a focal point for ancient people. It was originally named Freyasberg in honour of Freya, Goddess of love, war, and gold. For hundreds of years people have left their mark on the hill, trying to uncover Freya’s hoard.
In 1808 it was described as a man-made Druidical conical hill similar to Silbury Hill. In fact the 820ft hill is entirely natural and was formed during the last ice-age, and it has a fault line running near it.
There is a local legend that the hill was created by the Devil at the behest of a witch, so that she could watch over her cow which was on the moor below.
Another legend tells of a deep shaft running from the top of the hill directly into the earth, and that it was used to bury hundreds of soldiers and horses after various battles.
The most famous legend is that it is the last resting place of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table…
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