Rylstone Cross

 

Height: 1,291 feet

Area: Yorkshire Dales
Grid Ref: SD 982 576
Map: OL " Yorkshire Dales Southern & Western
Type: Feature
 

 

Originally it was a large stone in the form of a man and was known as 'The Stone Man'. A wooden cross was erected on the top of the stone pillar to commemorate 'The Peace of Paris', the date on the back is 1885 and the initials DD and TB which are carved on it signify the Duke of Devonshire and T. Broughton, who was land agent to the Duke. The wooden structure has been renewed several times, the last occasion being after the severe winter of 1947. The present cross was rebuilt in 1997.


DATE WALK DISTANCE ASCENT TIME TAKEN
Sunday, 24th June 2012

Black Hill, High Crag, Eastby Gate, Embsay Crag, Crookrise Crag Top, Rylstone Cross, Cracoe Obelisk, Burnsall & Thorpe Fell, Barden Moor, Lower Barden Reservoir

13.5 mls 2,740 ft 7 hrs
Sunday, 10th April 2011

Embsay, Eastby Gate, Upper Barden Reservoir, Burnsall & Thorpe Fell, Cracoe Obelisk, Rylstone Cross, Crookrise Crag Top, Embsay Reservoir

12 mls 2,000 ft 5.75 hrs
Sunday, 20th January 2008

Embsay,  Eastby, Upper Barden Reservoir, Burnsall & Thorpe Fell, Cracoe Obelisk, Rylstone Cross, Embsay Reservoir

12 miles 2,600 feet 6.5 hours
 

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