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✦ Historic site
White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and Commondale
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Getting here
54.48783, -0.95280
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
4
4 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
20
20 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Cleveland Way · Walking0
Esk Valley Walk · Walking0
Samaritan Way · Walking0
Three Ridings on Foot · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · 32m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Castleton castle moundHistoric site2.8 km→✦Hunter's Sty BridgeHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦Crown End prehistoric settlements, field systems and associated featuresHistoric site3.7 km→✦Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black HowesHistoric site2 km→✦Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black HowesHistoric site2.2 km→