Blue Man-i'-th'-Moss

Blue Man-i'-th'-Moss is a 2-metre-tall standing stone on Wheeldale Moor in the North York Moors, along the route of the Lyke Wake Walk. Though now used as a parish boundary marker, it is believed to date from pre-Roman times. The name likely derives from 'plu' (parish) and 'maen' (the Celtic word for stone), indicating its longstanding administrative function. The stone is heavily weathered with deep grooves carved by centuries of rain, and bears an engraved 'E 1841' date on its south face. It has been compared to other significant Yorkshire megaliths including the Rudston Monolith and the Devil's Arrows at Boroughbridge.