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Live Moor promontory fort

Open accesson open access land, where the right to roam applies

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Live Moor promontory fort is a promontory fort in North Yorkshire. It is one of three promontory forts the Albion Guide maps in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the North York Moors National Park.

The nearest railway station is Battersby, 11.1 km to the north-east. The nearest other promontory fort is Cammon Stone, 13.1 km to the east.

Full name: Promontory fort on Live Moor

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Photo of the North York Moors, a National Park in North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

North York Moors

You’re inside itNational Park near Rosedale Abbey

The largest heather moorland in England, purple in late summer, edged by a fine coast.

Photo along the Coast to Coast, a 190-mile National Trail running from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, England.Highlight

Coast to Coast

National Trail

Wainwright's own invention: St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay through three national parks.

here · North Yorkshire & Cumbria

Photo along the Cleveland Way, a 109-mile National Trail running from Helmsley to Filey Brigg, northern England.Highlight

Cleveland Way

National Trail

Heather moor and high sea cliff in a horseshoe around the North York Moors.

here · North Yorkshire

Photo of Mount Grace Priory, a ruined priory near Osmotherley in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Mount Grace Priory

Priory · Monastery near Osmotherley

Best-preserved Carthusian monastery in England.

5.5 km SW

Photo of Osmotherley, a village in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.

Osmotherley

Village

A stone village on the western moor edge with a green and a market cross, start of the Lyke Wake Walk.

5.7 km SW · North Yorkshire

Photo of The Wainstones, a rock formation near Battersby in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

The Wainstones

Rock formation near Battersby

A jumble of sandstone crags on the Cleveland Way escarpment, popular with scramblers and climbers.

6.6 km E