Carlton 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 and Teesside. They lie entirely within the boundaries of the North York Moors National Park. Part of the ...

, in north-east

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

. It is within Carlton Moor in the

North York Moors The North York Moors is an upland area in north-eastern Yorkshire, England. It contains one of the largest expanses of Calluna, heather moorland in the United Kingdom. The area was designated as a national parks of England and Wales, National P ...

and overlooks the villages of Carlton-in-Cleveland and Faceby. The summit provides extensive views of

Teesside Teesside () is an urban area around the River Tees in North East England. Straddling the border between County Durham and North Yorkshire, it spans the boroughs of Borough of Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton ...

including

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

and

Redcar Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority. It is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, and is located east of Middlesbrough. The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdiv ...

to the north as well as the surrounding moorland.

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 ...

can also be clearly seen from the summit in a north-easterly direction. The bank was host to an alum works in the 18th century. The

Cleveland Way The Cleveland Way is a National Trail in the historic area of Cleveland in North Yorkshire, Northern England. It runs between Helmsley and the Brigg at Filey, skirting the North York Moors National Park. History Development of the Cleve ...

National Trail National Trails are long distance footpaths and bridleways in England and Wales. They are administered by Natural England, an agency of the Government of the United Kingdom, UK government, and Natural Resources Wales, a Welsh Government, Welsh ...

crosses Carlton Bank and is part of Wainwright's

Coast to Coast Walk The Coast to Coast Walk is a long-distance footpath between the west and east coasts of Northern England, nominally long. Devised by Alfred Wainwright, it passes through three contrasting national parks: the Lake District National Park, ...

. A

gliding Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sports, air sport in which pilots fly glider aircraft, unpowered aircraft known as Glider (sailplane), gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmospher ...

club aerodrome was once situated approximately south of the summit. The rock band Mott the Hoople were photographed in the woods for the cover of their third album

Wildlife Wildlife refers to domestication, undomesticated animals and uncultivated plant species which can exist in their natural habitat, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wilderness, wild in an area without being species, introdu ...

in January 1971.

Gallery

File:Carlton Bank from Great Busby.jpg, Carlton Bank from near

Great Busby Great Busby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish was estimated at 70 in 2013. It is near the North York Moors and Stokesley. It is pronounced great 'Buzz - Bee'. From 1974 to 20 ...

File:Carlton Bank summit.jpg, Summit of Carlton Bank File:Carlton_Bank_from_Round_Hill.jpg, Carlton Bank from south-west File:Carlton_Bank_NW_face.jpg, Carlton Bank's north-west face File:Roseberry_from_Carlton_Bank.jpg,

from Carlton Bank File:Teesside_from_Carlton_Bank.jpg,

from Carlton Bank File:Villages_from_Carlton_Bank.jpg, Faceby and Carlton-in-Cleveland from Carlton Bank File:MottWildlife.jpg

References

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