These young cattle were out on Hob Moor for the first time last weekend. They were very skittish and clearly a bit overwhelmed at their new found freedom. I would have shown you a shot of their faces but I was too busy waving my arms and shouting 'Gedon with ya' as they came charging down the path towards me. Luckily that sent them galloping in the opposite direction.
Hob Moor is an area of open grazing that forms part of Micklegate Stray, it is also a local nature reserve. These two stones can be found on Little Hob Moor, the taller stone is The Hob Stone, the smaller stone is a Plague Stone.
The Hob Stone is an effigy carved around 1315 of a knight of the Roos family. It was placed on the Moor in 1717 and the inscription on the back read:
This Image Long Hob's Name has Bore
Who was a knight in time of Yore
and gave this Common to ye Poor
Bubonic Plague victims were housed on the moor in 1604. They payed for food brought to them by leaving coins in vinegar in the hollow centre of the small stone in the grass. The vinegar was thought to make the money safe to handle by those who were plague free.
Taking part in ABC Wednesday
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