Cramble Cross is a public footpath through the English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 countryside. It is located near North Cowton

North Cowton

North Cowton is a village and civil parish, located in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. The surrounding towns are Darlington, Northallerton, and Richmond.The local school is called North and South Cowton Community Primary School....

 in Richmondshire

Richmondshire

Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. It covers a large northern area of the Yorkshire Dales including Swaledale and Arkengarthdale, Wensleydale and Coverdale, with the prominent Scots' Dyke and Scotch Corner along the centre. Teesdale lies to the north...

 District Council in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

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It begins near the village green

Village green

A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events...

 in North Cowton and ends on the back road between Dalton Gates

Dalton Gates

Dalton Gates is a hamlet in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.The hamlet built up around the now disused railway station that formed part of the disbanded Richmond Line...

 and Moulton village

Moulton, North Yorkshire

Moulton is a small village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in a secluded valley between the villages of Scorton and Middleton Tyas.-Amenities:...

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The footpath crosses a field which was historically known as Scotch Graves, it is one of the possible sites of the Battle of the Standard

Battle of the Standard

The Battle of the Standard, sometimes called the Battle of Northallerton, in which English forces repelled a Scottish army, took place on 22 August 1138 on Cowton Moor near Northallerton in Yorkshire. The Scottish forces were led by King David I of Scotland...

 in 1138. It is thought that the name Cramble Cross takes its name from a cross marking the last stand of the defeated Scottish soldiers.

The most interesting feature of this short walk is place where it crosses the cutting on the disbanded Eryholme-Richmond branch line

Eryholme-Richmond branch line

The Eryholme-Richmond branch line was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The original section of the line ran from between a point in between Darlington and Northallerton on what is now the East Coast Main Line and the terminus at Richmond railway station.-Catterick sub...

. Further along the line to the west the cutting has been partially filled in and is used as a slurry

Slurry

A slurry is, in general, a thick suspension of solids in a liquid.-Examples of slurries:Examples of slurries include:* Lahars* A mixture of water and cement to form concrete* A mixture of water, gelling agent, and oxidizers used as an explosive...

pit by a local farmer.