Hasty Bank is a hill in the

Cleveland Hills The Cleveland Hills are a range of hills on the north-west edge of the North York Moors in North Yorkshire, England, overlooking Cleveland, England, Cleveland and Teesside. They lie entirely within the boundaries of the North York Moors National ...

range of the North York Moors, in north-east

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. The

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crosses Hasty Bank and is part of Wainwright's

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. The north face of Hasty Bank has heavily eroded, possessing a vertical rocky face sloping steeply down to Broughton Bank.

Roseberry Topping Roseberry Topping is a distinctive hill in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Great Ayton and Newton under Roseberry. Its summit has a distinctive half-cone shape with a jagged cliff, which has led to many comparisons with the much h ...

can be clearly seen from the summit which offers great views of the

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. From the north, Hasty Bank is easily identified in line with Carlton Bank, Cringle Moor, Cold Moor, and

Urra Moor Urra Moor is the highest moor in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, England. At above sea level it is the highest point in Hambleton District and the North York Moors National Park, and the fourteenth most prominent hill in England. The n ...

which form the more northern facing hills of the range, before sweeping north to become the west facing hills up towards Roseberry Topping.

The Wainstones

A large rocky outcrop known as the Wainstones lies at the western end of Hasty Bank, just below the summit. Exhibiting carvings including

cup and ring mark Cup and ring marks or cup marks are a form of prehistoric art found in the Atlantic seaboard of Europe (Ireland, Wales, Northern England, Scotland, France (Brittany), Portugal, and Spain (Galicia) – and in Mediterranean Europe – Italy (in Alp ...

ings, dating back to the

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, these rocks may once have held significant importance to prehistoric locals.

Gallery

File:Hasty Banks north face.jpg, Hasty Bank's eroded north face File:View from Hasty Bank.jpg, View of the

from Hasty Bank File:Hasty Bank SW Wainstones.jpg, The Wainstones on Hasty Bank's south-west edge File:Hasty Bank Broughton.jpg, Hasty Bank sloping down to Broughton Bank

References

Mountains and hills of North Yorkshire North York Moors {{Hambleton-geo-stub