Harewood- the nearest village and stately home – may actually be named after this stone.
According to John Gilleghan’s “Highways and Byways from Leeds”:
“flints and an axe from 1500/2000 BC have been found in this area”.
“It has been suggested that the word Harewood has been derived from Grey Stones Wood as Harawuda – Hara Stanes Wudu – means a wood by the stones. The area was known as Hareuuode in the Domesday Book – in Old English “haer” meant stony ground and “har” meant grey.”