<< Our Photo Pages >> Old Wife's Neck - Standing Stones in England in Yorkshire (North)
Submitted by kelpie on Tuesday, 31 August 2004 Page Views: 8424
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Old Wife's NeckCountry: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Whitby Nearest Village: Littlebeck
Map Ref: NZ90060214
Latitude: 54.406758N Longitude: 0.614021W
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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The name refers to the obvious shape of the larger stone. It stands near to the old Whitby to Saltergate road which is now all but disappeared under the heather.
The stone is not far from a waymarked route but depending on the time of year and the vegetation it is not obvious unless you are looking for it.
The two stones stand side-by-side at the end of a long earthwork, this consists of three large banks running 780m and spanning approximately 40m. The stones shown are two of seven supposedly extant but due to the bracken growth I could not find the others, it is thought they may have been a precursor to the dyke. Old Wife's Neck stands at only 0.75m.
Access is quite difficult unless using the waymarked route, I chose to use the old road but this disappears underfoot and ground is very marshy in places, waterproof footwear is essential.
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