Prior to 1796 there was a dispute between Mr Charles Gregory Pigott Fairfax and Lord Fauconberg regarding the definition of a boundary between their estates, and the following boundary was perambulated and fixed by stones set in the ground.
"Starting at Osborne Corner [near Laverick’s Engineers] where the manors of Yearsley, Gilling, Brandsby and Grimston meet, and where there is a new stone placed marked Y&G.
North west in a straight line to the north side of Malton Road near Yearsley New Enclosure Corner another new stone "the centre part of this line being exactly 12 yards south of the Old road".
North west nearly in a straight line to the base of a large mount of earth called South Coney Hill...thence to a stone called the Weapontake stone which divides the wapentakes of Birdforth and Ryedale and which is marked with a cross on its top and is situate near the road from Yearsley to Gilling.
Thence to Whinny Cross Hill where an earth fast stone is marked with two crosses and a new Y.G. stone.
Hence nearly in a straight line across a gill...to Callinger Rigg...earth fast stone marked X and a new Y.G. stone...
Then in a straight line to Old Quarry Hill...earth fast stone marked X and in a str line to Windygate...new Y.G. stone set between two earth fast stones each marked X.
Thence nearly in a straight line across a Gill to earth fast stone marked X on Nettlebed Hill near Shepherds Hut...a new Y.G. stone.
Thence to earth fast stone marked X at 33 yards from the south extremity of the fence wall of the new Inclosure made by the late Lord Fairfaxe adjoining a new Y.G.stone...north by wall to the beck which divides the township of Yearsley from Thorpe Grange, along which line are two old stones marked and two more recent Bounder Stones hewn to an octagon, the last of which is set at the north end of the wall adjoining the beck."