Urra Moor
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox mountain Urra Moor is the highest moor in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, England.[1] At Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level it is the highest point in the former Hambleton District and the North York Moors National Park,[2] and the fourteenth most prominent hill in England.[3] The name is a mix of Old English and Old Norse (horh and haugr) which means The Dirty Hill.[4] The name of Urra Moor applies to the moor as a whole; the summit itself is known as Round Hill.[5]
The summit is crowned by a trig point, and a track passes about Script error: No such module "convert". to the south of this point. This track forms part of the route of both the Lyke Wake Walk and the Cleveland Way,[6] and also forms the most commonly used route of ascent for Urra Moor. It is Script error: No such module "convert". from the car park at Clay Bank to the summit via this route; total ascent is just under Script error: No such module "convert"..[6]
Urra Moor is noted for its prehistoric remains.[7] There are a number of barrows, and several carved rocks, including some cup and ring carvings. Probably the most striking relic is the Face Stone, a carved stone about Script error: No such module "convert". in height into which has been carved the shape of a face.[8]
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