Askrigg bull ring
Historical Environment Record No:
MYD36641
Parish:
Askrigg
OS Grid Reference:
Dale:
Description
Askrigg bull ring MYD36641 (c) YDNPA, 2023
Near to the market cross in Askrigg is the old iron bull ring set into a stone flag in the ground. In the 18th century and earlier, bulls would be tied here and then attacked or baited with dogs. A local historian wrote that “it used to be a custom in Askrigg for a man who wanted to fight to go and turn the bull ring over; if another man was feeling the same, he came and turned it back and they had a fight.”
Source:
Hartley, M & Ingilby, J (1953) Yorkshire Village. London: J M Dent & Sons