The Lord Stones to Cringle Moor and Clough
6 miles Windy and dry
The public may park at Lord Stones car park during the hours of daylight. We booted up and joined the Cleveland Way to climb Cringle Moor after first visiting the faux Lord Stones which are placed so they give a fine view over Carlton and Great Busby.
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Today's walk from The Walker's Guide to the Cleveland Hills |
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The Lord Stones Cafe |
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Faux Lord Stones |
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Memorial seat and view from Lord Stones |
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On the Cleveland Way and climbing Cringle Moor |
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Looking back to Carlton Moor |
In his walkers' guide Tom Scott Burns explains that the Lord Stones Cafe takes its name from the Three Lords' Stones tumulus which is situated immediately behind the cafe. This modern name for the tumulus derives from the three estate boundaries held by the local land owning lords: Helmsley, Busby and Whorlton, which meet here. The present owners have placed a few 'faux Lord stones' on the green ridge north of the cafe.
On reaching the summit of Cringle Moor we paused to admire a memorial seat placed in honour of Alec Falconer, who as 'Rambler' wrote a walking column in the Evening Gazette in the 1950s and 60s.
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Falconer's Seat |
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'Friend when you stray or sit and take your ease, on moor or fell or under spreading trees, pray leave no traces of your wayside meal, no paper bag ort scattered orange peel, nor daily journal litered on the grass, others may view with distaste and pass, let no-one say, and say it to your shame, that all was beauty here until you came' |
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View over to the Pennines from the memorial |
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View east towards Roseberry |
As well as writing a walking column Alec Falconer was a founding member of Middlesbrough Rambling Club in 1912 and was a campaigner for walkers' rights. He was much involved in the planning of the Cleveland Way which passes this spot, but sadly died a year before it was opened.
Leaving the memorial we walked on and after about 100 yards looked down onto a rock face where long ago, in more literate times, someone carved 'Tempus exploro omnis negotium'. TSB says this roughly translates as "I'll try anything once and everything in time." but Google translates it as "Time solves all problems", which sounds more likely, though not as much fun.
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Walking east from the memorial seat |
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We spot graffitti |
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'Tempus exploro omnis negotium' |
After following the ridge path we negotiated the steep descent from Cringle Moor (from 'Cranimoor' - circular moor) with care on the damp stones. Passing by the old stone remains of Donna Cross we came to a wooden signpost pointing towards Beak Hills and this is where we turned right, leaving the Cleveland Way.
Reaching the mill buildings we made use of a picnic table to enjoy our coffee and scones.
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Approaching Raisdale Mill buildings |
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We notice this date above the door |
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We walk between these two buildings... |
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.. and we'll go through that gate.. |
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but first - coffee and scones! |
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Someone covets our scones |
Refreshed we set off from the mill, across the fields alongside Raisdale Beck. We soon reached a conifer plantation and forestry path which made much easier walking.
We followed the forestry track until it crosses Raisdale Beck and swings sharply left. At this point we turned right, following a yellow waymark sign into fields and towards the remains of the hamlet of Clough.
The word Clough comes from the Anglo-Saxon for a valley with steep sides and this Clough is a rather sad spot with fairly extensive ruins showing that it was once a thriving community.
Beyond Clough the path crosses several boggy, reedy fields. Actually there is no path as such but yellow waymarks indicate the way at every field boundary. We continued straight ahead until we reached Staindale Farm where we were greeted by noisy dogs in a cage.
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Lugless |
After Staindale Farm we continued following yellow way marks through fields, soon reaching Thwaites House and shortly after, the tarmac road almost adjacent to the Lord Stones Cafe.
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Reaching Thwaite House |
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Thwaite House |
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Duck pond at Thwaite House |
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Glamping pods at Lord Stone Cafe |
A short drive took us to Carlton and the Blackwell Ox pub where we discussed today's short but pleasant walk.
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The end of the walk
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