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Details of the Past
How much do you notice when you're wandering around? There are so many details we take for granted, that give so many clues to the past. Here are…Read more
Ghosts
You may have driven by this ancient, beautiful (& haunted - more on that below...) building without knowing - it's just off the A59 near Bolton A…Read more
Film & TV Locations
Have you been to any of these film & TV locations in the Yorkshire Dales? Any others you've spotted? Channel 5's version of All Creatures Great a…Read more
Expressions Connected to Sheep, Wool and Textiles
Ever been 'on tenter hooks', 'had the wool pulled over your eyes' or 'got down to brass tacks'? We’re still using many expressions connected to s…Read more
Ash
Oars, early cars, ladders, druids and magical properties: Let me introduce you to one of my favourite trees: an enormous and very old, knobbly - …Read more
Forgotten villages across the Dales
Heard of the lost or forgotten villages across the Dales? Seeing relics of buildings in the landscape or reading about legends of lost settlement…Read more
Field names
Puck, Hurrack Raine and Traddock: did you know every field has a ‘secret’ name, handed down through generations over hundreds of years? The names…Read more
What on earth are polished granite curling stones doing in Pateley Bridge?
Curling stones, electric hair curling machines and butter churns What on earth are polished granite curling stones doing in Pateley Bridge?…Read more
Hawthorn trees
Magic & power, life & death: Hawthorn trees are associated with May Day and many ancient customs. Blossoming hawthorn trees are one of the signs …Read more