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 spring Cock Lake Well.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 1,800 feet north of Earthworks.
Falling Foss
Waterfall
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 1¼ miles northwest of Earthworks.
York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor
Cross
Photo: Milestone Society, CC BY-SA 2.0.
York Cross wayside cross, 700m north east of Foster Howes on Sneaton High Moor is situated 1½ miles west 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 2 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 3 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: “Tripple linear earth banks and ditches”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Sneaton, Scarborough District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.40713° or 54° 24′ 26″ northLongitude
-0.61222° or 0° 36′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C6XC94Q+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 9833011727OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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