Helmsley by Hannah Blundell
Helmsley
Helmsley is in The North York Moors National Park in England.
Created: 4 July 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Helmsley
Local History around Helmsley
There are some historic monuments around including:
Round barrow on Scawton Moor, 700m ENE of High LodgeHelmsley BridgeRievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildingsCross in churchyard of the Church of the Holy CrossRound barrow 810m NNE of Waterloo Farm, the northernmost of three round barrows in Far Moor PlantationRound barrow 780m NNE of Waterloo Farm, the easternmost of three round barrows in Far Moor PlantationDyke at the north eastern end of Stone Bridge Howl, 760m north west of Court House FarmLong Grain round barrowsCairn cemetery NE of Birk Nab FarmRound barrow 60m north east of Riccal BridgeDropping Gill round cairnsThree round barrows 800m ENE of Helmsley BridgeStudford RingBeadlam minor Romano-British villaSquare barrow on Scawton Moor, adjacent to the quarry between Snip Gill Slack and Sword Rigg SlackPry Rigg round barrowsHelmsley Castle: twelfth century ringwork, twelfth to fourteenth century enclosure castle and sixteenth century mansionRound barrow on Beadlam Rigg, 490m west of Stone Ruckles round barrowMonastic grange belonging to Rievaulx Abbey at Laskill FarmStone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam RiggDouble dykes on Painter RiggRound barrow, 50m south of Sour Leys FarmRound barrow 300m north of Rye House FarmNewlass Cistercian monastic grange adjacent to New Leys FarmRound barrow 420m north of Rye House FarmRound barrow 710m NNE of Waterloo Farm, the southernmost of three round barrows in Far Moor PlantationRound barrow on Sproxton Moor, 410m north of Tom Smith's CrossRound barrow on Scawton Moor, 480m north east of High LodgeLinear dyke known as Double Dikes, in Waterloo PlantationPockley Gates round barrow 600m west of Beadlam GrangeGriff Cross, wayside cross 800m NNE of Griff Farm on the road from Helmsley to RievaulxPotato Nab round barrow 1020m south west of Penny HolmeAldergate Bank round barrow, 875m north west of Wether CoteLinear boundary earthwork 370m east of Oscar Park FarmRound barrow on Scawton Moor, 390m north east of High LodgeGriff medieval settlement and Cistercian monastic grange, 400m west of Griff Farm.Wildlife in and Around Helmsley
Mammals found in Helmsley
There have been 34 species of mammals recorded in the helmsley area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Helmsley
There have been 115 species of birds recorded in the helmsley area.
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
