Scarth Wood Moor, Whorlton
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Looking west to Arncliffe Wood and Beacon Hill. The Coast to Coast path along Scarth Wood Moor is visible descending from Beacon Hill.
Scarth Moor, Whorlton, Coast to Coast
Scarth Wood Moor assumes the north west corner of the North Yorkshire Moors. It is positioned at the top of Arncliffe Wood and is traversed by the Coast to Coast path and the Cleveland Way from the point of entry on Beacon Hill. The path cuts across the north west corner of the Moors in order to achieve Scarth Nick. Both paths continue to share their route, proceeding from Scarth Nick into Clain Wood.
Scarth Wood Moor contains many ancient burial cairns, a long Bronze Age orthostatic wall, the Seven Stones (part of the aforesaid Wall), and its south periphery adjoins Cod Beck Reservoir, the Old Drove Road (an Ancient highway between Scotland and the South East) and Sheep Wash, a notable picnic area. It is also within a mile of Mount Grace Priory and Lady's Chapel.
Coast to Coast
From Arncliffe Wood the Coast to Coast path passes through a gate stile and enters the North York Moors at Scarth Wood Moor. This is also the Cleveland Way, a route shared by the two paths until reaching Bloworth Crossing, 11 miles ahead.
Scarth Moor Whorl Hill
From the 258m summit of Scarth Wood Moor there is stunning view across to Whorl Hill. In the mid-ground where the road dips is Scarth Nick. The coniferous woodland is Clain Wood, the next port of call for Coast to Coast walkers. Scarth Nick is a col between Scarth Wood Moor and Whorlton Moor.
Scarth Moor Tumulus
Scarth Wood Moor is a relatively small stretch of moorland. However, there are ancient bowl barrows spread all over it. Two of these, only 20m apart, are listed by Historic England as scheduled monuments.
Scarth Moor Tumulus
Bowl barrow, or Round Barrows, date between the late Neolithic and Bronze Age, i.e. 2400 BC to 1500 BC. Round Barrows are burial cairns. The Barrows on this Moor are in good condition. They often appear in clusters and are regarded as a cemetery. They also double up as territorial markers.
Orthostatic Wall Scarth Moor
The section of orthostatic wall in this image is only a small section of the actual wall. This type of wall is ancient, dating back to the Bronze Age. The large stones are the orthostats, which would normally sit upright in the wall, and they would then be built around with smaller horizontal stones.
Scarth Moor Ridge Mowbray
The east ridge top of Scarth Moor Wood falls to High Lane, part of the ancient Drover's Road. From the ridge top there is a clear view of the Vale of Mowbray. There are many tumuli, advancing in a south-north line on the ridge top.
Whorlton Moor
From the summit ridge of Scarth Wood Moor you can look across some of the tumuli to Whorlton Moor and Clain Wood. The Coast to Coast path passes through Clain Wood once it crosses over Scarth Nick.
Scarth Moor
The Coast to Coast path wends its way over Scarth Wood Moor from Arncliffe Wood, cutting across the northern boundary towards Whorlton Moor and Clain Wood.
Coast to Coast Trail Guide
Hiking the Coast to Coast
"Hiking the Coast to Coast" is a digitally enhanced eBook available from Apple Books for all people who have either a Mac, an iPhone or an iPad, and is designed to accompany you on your walk of the Coast to Coast path. The trail guide contains Ordnance Survey maps and other advanced mapping features, step by step directions, hundreds of colour photographs, details of the route, its conditions in different weather and research snippets relating to places of interest along the way.
