# Tabular Hills > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tabular_Hills > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tabular_Hills.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabular_Hills > Source revision: 1336728535 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Line of hills in North Yorkshire, England Tabular Hills link walk signpost Northern escarpment of the Tabular Hills along the [Derwent](/source/River_Derwent%2C_Yorkshire) valley, near [Wrench Green](/source/Wrench_Green) The **Tabular Hills** form an east–west line along the southern bounds of the [North York Moors](/source/North_York_Moors), between [Scarborough](/source/Scarborough%2C_North_Yorkshire) in the east and [Black Hambleton](/source/Black_Hambleton) in the west. The name refers to their flat summits composed of hard [Corallian limestone](/source/Corallian_limestone), known locally as "nabs". They form the northern boundary of the [Vale of Pickering](/source/Vale_of_Pickering). ## Description Steep-sided river valleys break through the Tabular Hills to form a broken series of tablet-shaped hills. The most distinctive feature is their northern [escarpment](/source/Escarpment), which rises to about 200 ft (60 m) above the moorland to the north. At their western end, beyond the [River Rye](/source/River_Rye%2C_Yorkshire), they join with the north–south [Hambleton Hills](/source/Hambleton_Hills), which have a similar geological basis.[1][2][3] Striking among the river valleys are [Newton Dale](/source/Newton_Dale) and [Forge Valley](/source/Forge_Valley) – [deep channels](/source/Meltwater_channel) formed when an exit to the North Sea for glacial meltwater was denied by the [North Sea ice-sheet](/source/Weichselian_glaciation), pouring over the lowest points in the local landscape during the last ice age and cutting steeply sided channels.[4] The [Hole of Horcum](/source/Hole_of_Horcum) is a scallop-shaped valley formed by the action of a line of springs.[5] ## Tabular Hills walk The Tabular Hills walk loosely links the two southerly ends of the [Cleveland Way National Trail](/source/Cleveland_Way), enabling walkers to walk the complete perimeter of the [North York Moors National Park](/source/North_York_Moors_National_Park). It runs from [Helmsley](/source/Helmsley) in the west to [Scalby Mills](/source/Scalby%2C_North_Yorkshire) on the North Sea coast and measures 48 miles (77 km). It crosses sparsely settled countryside between Scalby and [Levisham](/source/Levisham) and then touches the villages of [Newton-on-Rawcliffe](/source/Newton-on-Rawcliffe), [Cropton](/source/Cropton), [Appleton-le-Moors](/source/Appleton-le-Moors), [Hutton-le-Hole](/source/Hutton-le-Hole), [Gillamoor](/source/Gillamoor), [Fadmoor](/source/Fadmoor) and Carlton.[3][6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Rickard_1-0)** Rickard, John (2005–2009). ["Tabular Hill"](http://www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk/gazetteer/tabular_hills.html). *Moors Knowledge*. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sorby, H. C. (1849–59). ["On the Excavation of the Valleys in the Tabular Hills, as shown by the Configuration of Yedmandale, near Scarbro'"](http://pygs.lyellcollection.org/content/3/169.extract). *Proceedings of the Geological and Polytechnic Society of the West Riding of Yorkshire*. **3**: 3, 169–172. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1144/pygs.3.169](https://doi.org/10.1144%2Fpygs.3.169). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0044-0604](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0044-0604). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Collins_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Collins_3-1) Collins, Martin; Dillon, Paddy (2008). ["The Tabular Hills"](https://books.google.com/books?id=7VHQpJzrnaUC&dq=tabular+hills&pg=PA21). In Paddy Dillon (ed.). *The North York Moors: A Walking Guide*. Cicerone British Walking British Walking Series. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 21. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-85284-448-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-85284-448-6). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-NYMNP_4-0)** ["Geology of the Tabular Hills"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101228011516/http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/tabular-hills/). North York Moors National Park. 11 June 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/tabular-hills/) on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Levisham Moor and the Hole of Horcum"](https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/enjoy-outdoors/walking/our-walks/walking-routes/levisham-moors-and-hole-of-horcum). *North York Moors National Park*. Retrieved 22 August 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-NationalTrails_6-0)** ["The Tabular Hills Walk"](https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/short-routes/tabular-hills-walk/). *National Trails*. Natural England. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260205111039/https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/short-routes/tabular-hills-walk/) from the original on 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Tabular Hills](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tabular_Hills). - ["Tabular Hills Walk"](http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_id=9129). Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 3 August 2010. - ["Walking Routes"](https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/enjoy-outdoors/walking/long-distance-walks). North York Moors National Park. Retrieved 12 January 2013. 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