Dale Head Bee Boles
| Dale Head Bee Boles | |
|---|---|
 The structure in 2014 | |
.svg.png)  Location within North Yorkshire | |
General information | |
| Location | Westerdale, North York Moors, England |
| Coordinates | 54°17′47″N 1°57′07″W / 54.2965°N 1.9520°W |
| Year built | 1832 |
| Renovated | 1983 (restored) |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Bee house to west of Dale Head Farmhouse and wall to left |
| Designated | 20 December 1990 |
| Reference no. | 1316282 |
The Dale Head Bee Boles are a historic structure in Westerdale, a valley in the North York Moors, England.
The apiary was constructed in 1832, at Dale Head Farm. The series of alcoves were used to shelter straw beehives over winter.[1] Bee boles like this are found in various locations in Britain and Ireland, but are locally rare.[2][3] The structure was restored in 1983 by the North York Moors National Park Authority, and a bronze plaque was added to commemorate this. The structure was Grade II* listed in 1990.[1]
The bee shelter is constructed of sandstone on a plinth with a coping band, an eaves band, and a roof of purple Lakeland slate with a stone ridge and copings and moulded kneelers. There is one low storey, and it contains an arcade of six shouldered segmental arches with slabs between them. To the left is a short stretch of low wall continuing the inscribed bronze plaque.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Historic England. "Bee house to west of Dale Head Farmhouse and wall to left (Grade II) (1316282)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ Crane, Eva (1983). The Archaeology of Beekeeping. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801416095.
- ↑ Hartley, Marie; Ingilby, Joan (1990). Life and Tradition in the Moorlands of North-East Yorkshire. Smith Settle. ISBN 9781870071550.