The ’Scottish’ town stranded in England
Nine hundred years ago, the Yorkshire town of Doncaster was given to Scotland and never returned. Or so a quirk of history claims.
Ross Yorkshire from north to south, through the Norman-era borough of Richmond to the minster and market towns of Ripon, York, Selby and Rotherham edging the Great North Road, the ancient trackway first built by the Romans, and you’ll find yourself dazzled by the past.
As romantic as it is ruinous, Richmond Castle is a history geek’s dream. Fountains Abbey near Ripon can tran ...
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