January’s first snowfall picks out the plateau on which Griff is located, mid-way between the better known ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in the foreground and Helmsley Castle in the background. ( photo © English Heritage NMR, ref: 17776/16)

January’s first snowfall picks out the plateau on which Griff is located, mid-way between the better known ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in the foreground and Helmsley Castle in the background. ( photo © English Heritage NMR, ref: 17776/16)