Earthworks

Earthworks is a monument in Sneaton, Scarborough District, England. Earthworks is situated nearby to the geographical marker John Cross, as well as near the forest Ling Hill Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John Cross and Falling Foss.

John Cross

Geographical marker

Photo: Milestone Society, CC BY-SA 2.0.

John Cross is a geographical marker, which is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Earthworks.

Falling Foss is a waterfall in the north-east section of the North York Moors National Park and a popular spot for walking. It is 5 miles from Whitby, and is on the Little Beck. It is 67 feet high, and is the highest waterfall in the North York Moors. Falling Foss is situated 1½ miles northwest of Earthworks.

Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner

Monument

Photo: Martin Dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wayside cross called Postgate Cross on Graystone Hills 700m NNE of Sneaton Corner is a monument, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Earthworks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Littlebeck and Raw.

Littlebeck

Hamlet

Photo: George Tod, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Littlebeck is a hamlet in the North York Moors National Park, near Whitby, in North Yorkshire, England. It stands on the Little Beck, a minor tributary of the River Esk. Littlebeck is situated 2½ miles northwest of Earthworks.

Raw

Hamlet

Raw is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England, near to the villages of Fylingthorpe, Robin Hood's Bay, and Hawsker. The hamlet is mostly agricultural in nature and it lies 0.5-mile north-west of Fylingthorpe, 4.5 miles south-east of Whitby, and due east of the A171 road. Raw is situated 2½ miles northeast of Earthworks.

Fylingthorpe

Village

Photo: Stephen McCulloch, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fylingthorpe is a village in the Fylingdales civil parish of North Yorkshire, England. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Fylingthorpe is situated 3 miles northeast of Earthworks.

Earthworks

Type: Monument
Inscription: “Triple earthwork consisting of ridges and ditches.”
Category: historic site
Location: Sneaton, Scarborough District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.40732° or 54° 24′ 26″ north

Longitude

-0.60369° or 0° 36′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C6XC94W+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9833008449

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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