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Modern SitesSite Name: Nan Stone.Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Village: Lealholm
Map Ref: NZ7498411279
Latitude: 54.491314N Longitude: 0.843917W
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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Marker Stone in Yorkshire (North)
A boundary stone located just to the south* and west of a very swampy area which is one of the sources of Hardale Beck. The large boulder is the original Nan Stone and its western face is flat with a small cross etched into it. This stone has probably marked a boundary of one form or another since time immemorial**, though today it marks the boundary between the urban authorities of Redcar & Cleveland and Scarborough District. The more modern 18C? squared stone next to it has the name Nan Stone carved into its south face, though this is now fading. Both stones are about 1 metre high.
*Approaching from the north you will need to cross this swamp and whilst the OS map shows a clear trail coming from Sail Howe crossing the swamp to the west of the stone and going onto Black Dike Moor its not always clear where to actually cross, though there is usually a stick marking it, which you need to look out for. Regardless the crossing point is at NZ 74761 11294.
** Just a thought but I have a feeling that some of the older stones / boulders along the boundary line on Easington High Moor have been marking boundaries of one form or another for a very long time. There is no obvious reason for the boundary line it doesn’t follow ridges, becks etc, it is determined by the location of these stones / boulders with occasionally more modern 18C stones next to them.
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