Helmsley by Hannah Blundell
Helmsley
Helmsley is in The North York Moors National Park in England.
Created: 4 July 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Helmsley
Local History around Helmsley
There are some historic monuments around including:
Round barrow 420m north of Rye House FarmStudford RingRound barrow on Scawton Moor, 480m north east of High LodgeCross in churchyard of the Church of the Holy CrossNewlass Cistercian monastic grange adjacent to New Leys FarmGriff Cross, wayside cross 800m NNE of Griff Farm on the road from Helmsley to RievaulxRound barrow 810m NNE of Waterloo Farm, the northernmost of three round barrows in Far Moor PlantationRound barrow on Scawton Moor, 700m ENE of High LodgeRound barrow 60m north east of Riccal BridgePry Rigg round barrowsCairn cemetery NE of Birk Nab FarmLinear boundary earthwork 370m east of Oscar Park FarmBeadlam minor Romano-British villaLong Grain round barrowsRound barrow 300m north of Rye House FarmAldergate Bank round barrow, 875m north west of Wether CoteRound barrow on Sproxton Moor, 410m north of Tom Smith's CrossDyke at the north eastern end of Stone Bridge Howl, 760m north west of Court House FarmLinear dyke known as Double Dikes, in Waterloo PlantationSquare barrow on Scawton Moor, adjacent to the quarry between Snip Gill Slack and Sword Rigg SlackRound barrow on Scawton Moor, 390m north east of High LodgeHelmsley Castle: twelfth century ringwork, twelfth to fourteenth century enclosure castle and sixteenth century mansionRievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildingsRound barrow on Beadlam Rigg, 490m west of Stone Ruckles round barrowDropping Gill round cairnsPockley Gates round barrow 600m west of Beadlam GrangeHelmsley BridgeMonastic grange belonging to Rievaulx Abbey at Laskill FarmThree round barrows 800m ENE of Helmsley BridgeDouble dykes on Painter RiggRound barrow 710m NNE of Waterloo Farm, the southernmost of three round barrows in Far Moor PlantationStone Ruckles round barrow on Beadlam RiggRound barrow, 50m south of Sour Leys FarmGriff medieval settlement and Cistercian monastic grange, 400m west of Griff FarmRound barrow 780m NNE of Waterloo Farm, the easternmost of three round barrows in Far Moor PlantationPotato Nab round barrow 1020m south west of Penny Holme.Wildlife in and Around Helmsley
Mammals found in Helmsley
There have been 34 species of mammals recorded in the helmsley area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Helmsley
There have been 115 species of birds recorded in the helmsley area.
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
