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Calling Chris Collyer

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Chris Collyer Feb 2, 2004 14:09:27

Replying to wideford

You had me worried that I'd given the wrong grid ref there :-)

The numbers of rocks within 1km doesn't surprise me, but there are several named stones – the Badger Stone and Barmishaw Stone are about 100 metres south and north respectively. Then there are the Silver Wells, Weary Hill, Willy Hall's Wood, Neb and Pepperpot all within 1km. When I first posted that site I should have just included it with the main Rombald's Moor page I suppose instead of adding it as a separate site and 'Unknown Stone' made it sound like it was a fresh discovery – which of course it wasn't, 'Unnamed Stone' or the site reference number would have been better.
Incidentally, the book that Greywether mentions in his photo of the stone – The Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding' is well worth getting hold of for anybody with an interest in the area.

-Chris

Kozmik_Ken Feb 2, 2004 15:04:56

Replying to Chris Collyer

Hi Chris... yes, 'The Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding' is an excellent guide. I'd imagine it's not unreasonable to suggest that there'd be about 50 carved stones (or something getting on for that amount) within 1km on that part of Ilkley Moor. There's also carved rocks at Grainings Head, Green Gates and Cranshaw Thorne Hill. The 'Pitchfork Rock' at Green Gates is quite peculiar!

I think the 'Unnamed' stone is sometimes known as the 'Little Badger Stone' it being quite close to the Badger Stone itself.

Rombald's Moor is said to have around 400+ of the 600+ carved rocks in Wharfedale and Nidderdale. 200 odd of these are around Green Crag and Green Crag Slack (although many of them are nothing more spectacular than a rock with one or two cup marks).

Sorry for chipping in there.... any excuse to blab on about Ilkley Moor :)

greywether Feb 2, 2004 16:50:32

Replying to Chris Collyer

Happy to give another plug to "Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding"

http://www.arch.wyjs.org.uk/AdvSrv/Newsletters/News170305.pdf

The stuff I've been posting recently was from 2000 on a visit using the small guide from the Tourist Info. Better than nothing but confusing. I thought I was at Barmishaw and I was actually at Willy Hall Wood. Had to relabel several of my slides once I'd got the book.

One small criticism, in the more densely decorated areas, such as around Ilkley, the map scale is not detailed enough.