Thirsk Museum’s emblem - the drover

Along the Hambleton Hills overlooking Thirsk runs an ancient drove road once used by cattlemen moving their herds from Scotland to the markets of York and beyond.

In Ingramgate, the road into Thirsk from the east, stands a unique milestone which bears the figure of a drover pausing for refreshment. With a pot of ale in one hand and a stout stick in the other, he has been adopted as the emblem of Thirsk Museum.

You can see the milestone if you follow Finkle Street, which is at the opposite end of the Market Place to Kirkgate (see map). Cross the bridge into Ingramgate and a little further on you’ll see the milestone on the left hand side.