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Ravenscar is a coastal village in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England, approximately north of Scarborough. It is within the civil parish of Staintondale and the North York Moors National Park. Until the early 20th century it was known as Peak or The Peak. A National Trail, the Cleveland Way, passes through Ravenscar, which is also the eastern terminus of the Lyke Wake Walk. The official end of the Walk is at a point where the path meets the coast road. The 2001 UK census recorded for Staintondale parish (including Staintondale as well as Ravenscar) a population of 319.〔 〕 == Buildings == Raven Hall, built in 1774 (see below), was once owned by Dr. Francis Willis, physician to King George III, and it is rumoured, without evidence, that King George stayed there during his treatment. To the north of the village is the old Peak alum works,〔(The Science at Peak Alum works ).〕 now a National Trust site, but once an important part of the dyeing industry. Ravenscar was the location of a late 4th-century Roman signal station, part of a chain that extended along the Yorkshire coast.〔 At the edge of the village is a disused windmill, Peak Mill, which dates from 1858.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ravenscar, North Yorkshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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