Mastiles Lane, near Malham and Kilnsey in North Yorkshire, was a Roman marching road and later an important route for the Cistercian monks leading sheep from Fountains Abbey to summer pasture on higher ground.
Also known as the Old Monks' Road,[1] it is now a Dales walking track.
Historic England refers to a Roman temporary camp and medieval monastic cross base located along the lane.
[2] The National Trust states that Mastiles Lane was owned by Coverham Abbey, near Middleham.
[3] It has been suggested that after the dissolution of the monasteries Mastiles Lane became a droving route for cattle being brought south from Scotland.