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This is a list of standing stones on the North York Moors, in North Yorkshire, England. Standing stones on the moors take many shapes, with most being crosses, and many of these mark boundaries between parishes, though some commemorate people or mythical legends that have grown up around that location.

History
The North York Moors are said to have moor standing stones and crosses than anywhere else in England, having at least 1,300 crosses with the boundary of the national park. The crosses and stones which adorn the moors can take forms and reasons for their placement. There are preaching crosses, memorial crosses, boundary crosses, way-marker crosses and market crosses.

A Crosses Walk exists covering a circular route some 53 mi with Goathland as a start and finishing point. The walk takes in 13 of the stone crosses on the North York Moors. During the 1970s and 1980s, the Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (SRMRT) hosted a marathon event whereby the walk (or run) was undertaken within 24 hours to provide the SRMRT with much needed funds.