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Submitted by Antonine on Thursday, 20 October 2022  Page Views: 1792

Natural PlacesSite Name: Freebrough Hill Alternative Name: Freyasberg
Country: 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:
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
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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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
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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
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Freebrough Hill
Freebrough Hill submitted by Antonine : … The legend is that one day a local man, Edward, was chasing a lost lamb when he discovered a tunnel in the hill which led deep into a large chamber with an oak door. Behind the door he met a Knight who stopped him running away and told him to be quiet. Then Edward noticed more men in chain-mail asleep at a round table. The Knight informed Edward they were the Knights of the Round Table, slee... (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Freebrough Hill
Freebrough Hill submitted by johndhunter : Freebrough Hill – Still from dashcam travelling on the A171 towards Guisborough, November 2022. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Freebrough Hill
Freebrough Hill submitted by johndhunter : Freebrough Hill – Still from dashcam travelling on the A171 towards Guisborough, November 2022. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Freebrough Hill submitted by Antonine : Photo taken in 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Freebrough Hill submitted by Antonine (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Freebrough Hill submitted by johndhunter : Freebrough Hill – Viewed from West Rigg, February 2016. The farm to the fore on the left is Haredale Farm, behind that, in front of the trees is Freebrough Farm

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Freebrough Hill submitted by johndhunter : Freebrough Hill – Viewed from below on Dimmingdale Road looking north westerly, February 2016

Freebrough Hill
Freebrough Hill submitted by johndhunter : Freebrough Hill – Peeping up whilst heading down Stone Ford Hill on West Rigg to cross Oven Close Beck, February 2016.

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Freebrough Hill submitted by johndhunter : Freebrough Hill – Viewed looking northerly from Moorsholm Rigg, February 2016

Freebrough Hill
Freebrough Hill submitted by johndhunter : Freebrough Hill – Viewed from Moorsholm Rigg looking towards the North Sea, February 2016.

Freebrough Hill
Freebrough Hill submitted by Antonine : Photo taken in 2011

Freebrough Hill
Freebrough Hill submitted by Antonine

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Re: Freebrough Hill by Andy B on Thursday, 20 October 2022
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