Description and History of Site:-
There are several small and more prominent outcrops of gritstone on the western side of the moor, some of which display signs of having been worked with pre- and post-1800 tooling visible. No roughouts have been located but the heather cover is dense so some may be hiding. A secondary source states that in the medieval era tenants of Rylstone manor were required to provide millstones to the manorial corn mill and that source claims to have seen two roughouts, one finished and one part worked in different parts of the area. Rather than its having been a commercial production site it was probably used ad hoc when replacement stones were needed. No sources have been found other than the secondary one mentioned in 4A.

Further Reading and References:-
Raistrick, A. 1967. Old Yorkshire Dales, Newton Abbot: David & Charles.

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Key Words :- millstone production sites

Viewing the Site :- Open Access land

Address :- Rylstone, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Grid Ref :- SD 983 577
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.015307 , Long -2.027433
Local Authority :- Craven District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Earthworks only
Site Dates :- unknown - unknown
Record Date :- 17 December 2022

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