Lady Anne's Way

In 1605, Lady Anne Clifford was disinherited from her father's estates by his death and the act of it passing on to the next male heir. 38 years later, it came to her when the last males in her family lineage died, and despite ideas that females could not accede to baronies, she became Baroness Clifford of Westmorland and Vecsey. She then set about repairing the castles and houses that she owned and when completed, she continually travelled between them all taking her household retinue with her. In 1995, Sheila Gordon created a path that linked all the castles and fortified structures that Lady Anne Clifford used to travel between. The walk crosses from Airedale, Wharfedale and Wensleydale…