Legend has it that at the end of the eighteenth century, a tunnel was discovered at Richmond Castle that was believed to lead to Easby, where
there is a ruined abbey.

It is said that the entrance to this tunnel was uncovered by soldiers but the passageway beyond was so narrow and full of rubble that they couldn’t fit through it. So a little drummer boy was lowered in and the boy was told to walk along the tunnel, banging his drum, whilst above ground the soldiers
would follow his drumming and learn where the tunnel led.

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1. Richmond Town Centre – Ruins of Easby Abbey loop from Richmond

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2. Ruins of Easby Abbey – Richmond Town Centre loop from Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury

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3. Ruins of Easby Abbey – Ruins of Easby Abbey loop from Colburn

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Location: St. Martin'S, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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The Drummer Boy's Stone

1. Richmond Town Centre – Ruins of Easby Abbey loop from Richmond

2. Ruins of Easby Abbey – Richmond Town Centre loop from Gilling with Hartforth and Sedbury

3. Ruins of Easby Abbey – Ruins of Easby Abbey loop from Colburn

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