Ana Cross marks the spot of a prehistoric burial mound, a funerary monument from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age. It’s topped by a modern replacement of a medieval wayside cross, which marks an old moorland crossing. You get lovely views over the moors from this spot. When the heather blooms purple in summer it is especially photogenic.

Jessica Mather

October 26, 2022

Running

Not far from the road. Wide tracks to access.

RichD

February 17, 2024

Hiking

The wayside cross marks a medieval route way across the moor between
Lastingham and the site of Rosedale Priory. A deeply incised hollow way skirts
the western side of the barrow heading towards the modern village of Rosedale
Abbey. The current cross, which at one time was known as Ain or One Howe
Cross, but now more generally as Ana Cross, dates to 1949 when the original
medieval cross was removed to the crypt of Lastingham Church. It was repaired
in the summer of 1998 after its collapse in the winter of 1995. More details at ancientmonuments.co.uk.

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2. Ana Cross and Askew Rigg loop — North York Moors National Park

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3. Hutton Ridge, Spaunton Moor – Ana Cross loop from Rosedale Abbey

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Location: Lastingham, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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Ana Cross

1. Ironstone Industry & Ana Cross loop from Rosedale Abbey — North York Moors National Park

2. Ana Cross and Askew Rigg loop — North York Moors National Park

3. Hutton Ridge, Spaunton Moor – Ana Cross loop from Rosedale Abbey

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