Dog Loup is a narrow passageway between two dwellings in Staithes, taking you from the main Church Street to Gun Gutter, which in turn leads up steps to High Barrass.

Myself and a friend have measured the passageway here and found at some points it’s as narrow as 17 inches, however it’s often quoted that 18 inches is the narrowest.

Obviously the usable space for walking differs as buildings are rendered or maintained.

Sometimes it seems like you couldn’t walk along the passageway. Almost everyone has to shuffle sideways.

At certain angles you can see through Dog Loup, to what lies beyond.

Dog Loup opens up one you skim past the two buildings and end up between the outbuildings of one of the houses and the garden of the other.

Just one of the many interesting facets of this village…