Comments on: Mount Snever observatory

By: John P

John P — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 19:21:58 +0000

We went up there today – an irregular route but a good walk – sadly someone has smashed the glass and, unbelievably given the thickness of the wood, broken the door. A beautiful place spoiled by sad person(s). Shame on them.

By: Anna Lupton

Anna Lupton — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 20:51:46 +0000

Always used to ride up here on the horses. A kind of magical place .And the only place I wanted to go for my 40th birthday. On our doorstep

By: Michael Oglesby

Michael Oglesby — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:44:33 +0000

Thanks Lisa For your knowledge sharing,loved the tower and the inscription but didn’t know the history went up there today we were very lucky with the weather It’s a fantastic walk…. autumn colours at there best.

By: Martin Dawson

Martin Dawson — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 09:59:26 +0000

Great to see some on else knowing of this tower. I first found it in 1981 and managed to get half way up the hill on my motorbike! Its what you do when yer young… I a interested in astronomy and have researched many old astronomy sites in Yorkshire but reverences to Mt Snever Observatory are far and few between. I have discussed this at my astronomy society and some long gone members suggested it was a look out tower for fires and the view over the Harwardian Hills and not a astronomical observatory. But in the mid-19th the view of the skies up there would have been brilliant (except towards the north and Middlesborough even then!) best wishes Martin Dawson, York Astronomical Society.

By: hemulist

hemulist — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 19:29:14 +0000

Thank you very much for posting this. I went on a lovely walk from Byland Abbey up to Mount Snever Observatory today and was rather intrigued by the inscription, but I could only make out parts of it thanks to my shoddy eyesight.