Yorke’s Folly was commissioned by landowners the Yorke family to provide employment for struggling workers as the mining industry went into recession in the late 18th century. Positioned high on the hills above Bewerley, you are afforded sublime views from the Grade II-listed structure.

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The folly, also known as "Two Stoops" or "The Stoops," is a Grade II listed structure with a distinct, L-shaped design that evokes the ruins of a church, perhaps an east window or a crossing. Situated at the top of Nought Bank, there are expansive views of Pateley Bridge, the surrounding dale, and the Nidderdale countryside. Commissioning a folly to provide employment during a recession was a relatively common practice in the Victorian era.

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