Wade's Stone
East Barnby, near Whitby, North Yorkshire
Yorkshire legend tells of Wade, a giant, and his wife Bell, who built Mulgrave Castle and the Roman road across the moors known as Wade's Causeway. Two standing stones, about a mile apart, are said to mark the head and foot of Wade's grave.
Read the full story, see it on the map, get directions and find what else is nearby in the free Hidden Britain Atlas map.
- When
- Legend
- Where
- 54.4970, -0.7350
- Group
- Hill figures & giants
Visiting
Visible from the lane near East Barnby.
The Ledger of Lost Britain
The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.
Nearby mysteries
- Hob HoleBigfoot & Hominids · Runswick Bay, North Yorkshire · 2 miles away
- The Hand of GloryMysterious grave · Whitby Museum, North Yorkshire · 5 miles away
- Whitby AbbeyCastle or abbey · Whitby, North Yorkshire · 5 miles away
- The RohillaShipwreck · Saltwick Nab, near Whitby, North Yorkshire · 6 miles away
- Wade's CausewayRoman Britain · Wheeldale Moor, North York Moors · 9 miles away
- Robin Hood's BayPirate · North Yorkshire coast · 9 miles away