Yardstone Beck

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Yardstone Beck
Data
location Cumbria , County Durham , England
River system Teas
Drain over River Greta  → Teas  → North Sea
River basin district Northumbria
origin north of Husk Howe Hill
54 ° 30 ′ 15 ″  N , 2 ° 10 ′ 26 ″  W
muzzle Confluence with the Ay Gill coordinates: 54 ° 30 ′ 2 ″  N , 2 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  W 54 ° 30 ′ 2 ″  N , 2 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  W

The Yardstone Beck is a watercourse in Cumbria and County Durham . It arises from two unnamed headwaters north of Husk Howe Hill and flows eastwards south of the A66 road . When it meets the Ay Gill , it forms the River Greta .