Looking westwards. I aim to return when the sun is much lower so that the wonderful forms are done more justice.
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View looking east. The carving is on the other side of the rock.
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Once you’ve crossed the field and are on the moor itself the stone wall dog-legs to the left and this is where the rock is – in a direct line with Carr Farm and the radio mast.
It really is a beautiful carving.
This carving is situated on the east side of Snowdon Carr just before a fieldwall. A low flattish boulder has around 18 cup marks with 11 of them linked with grooves to a central ‘stem’ resembling a leaf or a tree, hence the stones name, with other interlinking grooves around parts of the design.
Although this is quite a long rock, the carving are confined to the eastern end (there are a couple of simple cups on the western end), This could have be due to the view looking in this direction over the Washburn valley with the river curving away to the left and right, and the hill of Norwood Edge straight ahead. This ancient view has been altered in modern times with Swinsty Reservoir now to the left with Menwith Hill’s golfballs beyond it, and a large radio mast on top of Norwood Edge.
GPS Ref – SE17980, 51167
E.T. Cowling in “Rombalds Way” (1946) describing the Tree of life stone, records that ......
“it is one of the few known to local inhabitants, and marks the site of many May day religious services.” Mayday folklore and customs have often been related to promoting fertility in people, animals and the land. Perhaps there is a link to Yorkshires’ other carved stone The Fertility Stone
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Snowden Carr I
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The Death’s Head Rock
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Askwith Moor 533
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Askwith Moor 525
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Ellers Wood, Askwith
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Woman Stone, Askwith Moor
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Askwith Moor 534
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Man Stone
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Askwith Moor
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Hollin Tree Hill
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Askwith Moor 512
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Weston Moor
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High Badger Gate
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Bank Slack Camp
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Brandrith Crags
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Middleton Moor 501
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Middleton Moor 482
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Middleton Moor 481 Latice Rock
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Cow and Calf Rocks
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Hotel Stone
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Pancake Rock
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Middleton Moor 462
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Middleton Moor 458
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Hanging Stones
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The Planets
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Woofa Bank Enclosure
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Middleton Moor 453
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Middleton Moor 455
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Haystack
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The Idol Stone
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Middleton Moor 446
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Green Crag Enclosure
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Middleton Moor 448
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Cold Stone
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PRAWR 272
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The Idol Rock
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Middleton Moor 437
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Middleton Moor 435
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Backstone Beck Enclosure
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Backstone Beck West
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Little Skirtful of Stones
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Lanshaw E
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Backstone Beck 5
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Lanshaw Stone
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Backstone Circle
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Coin Rock
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Lanshaw Lass
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Knotties Stone (Otley Chevin)
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Panorama Stone
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Gill Head Standing Stone
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Great Skirtful of Stones
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Pepperpot
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Grubstones
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Willy Hall’s Wood Stone
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Bull Stone
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The Twelve Apostles of Ilkley Moor
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Barmishaw Stone
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PRAWR 256 Pitchfork stone
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PRAWR 255
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PRAWR 254
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Green Gates
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PRAWR 249
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Little Badger Stone
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Graining’s Head
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Weary Hill Stone
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The Badger Stone
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Silver Well Stones
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Silver Well Cottage Stones
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PRAWR 230-233
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Ashlar Chair
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Whetstone
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PRAWR 241
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Nixon’s Station
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Weary Hill Road
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PRAWR 238
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PRAWR 242
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Almscliffe Crag
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Horncliffe
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Neb Stone
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Black Beck Hole
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Thimble Stones
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The Swastika Stone
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Cowper’s Cross
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WoodHouse Crag
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The Anvil Stone
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Two Eggs
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The Sepulchre Stone
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Buck Stones – West
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The Hardwick Stone
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The Piper Crag Stone
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Stanbury Hill
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Addingham Crag Stone
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Fertility Stone (Dacre)
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Bradup
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The Doubler Stones
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Scheduled Rock 25350
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Baildon Stone 3
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Baildon Stone 1 (Dobrudden)
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Hartwith Moor
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Baildon Stone 2
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Baildon Moor Circle
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Counter Hill Barrow
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Walton Head Monoliths
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Counter Hill (Addingham)
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Baildon Stone 4
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Guisecliff Wood
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Rivock Edge
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Round Dikes (Addingham)
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Braisty Woods Stone
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Brackenhall Circle
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Riva Hill
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Graffa Plains
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Skyreholme 426
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Druid’s Cave Farm
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Calverley Woods
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Thief Thorn Standing Stone (Draughton Moor)
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Brimham Rocks
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Skyreholme 421
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Skyreholme 422
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PRAWR 208 (Adel)
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Plague Stone (Adel)
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Horsforth Low Hall Cup and Ring stone
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Skyreholme 418
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Skyreholme
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Skyreholme – Chopper’s Stone
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Skyreholme
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Skyreholme 415
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Horsforth Milestone
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Skyreholme Walled Boulder
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Skyreholme 407
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Upwood Hall
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Fairy Stone (Cottingley)
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Dry Gill
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The Grey Stone
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Harden Moor
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Appletreewick
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Witch’s Stone
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Pin Stone
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Catstones Ring
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Yeadon Crag Rock Shelter
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Low Bradley Moor
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Black Hill
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Grey Stone
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Castlestead Ring
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Dumpit Hill
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Fairy’s Chest
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