Backstone Beck West

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
SE127462

Nearest town:

Ilkley (2km WNW)

OS reference:

SE127462

OS sheet:

104

Latitude:

53° 54' 41.39 N

Longitude:

1° 48' 23.92 W

Added to TMA by

greywether

Images (16)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

4-9-2008

www.briankerrphotography.co.uk

Image credit: Brian Kerr 2008

rockartwolf Sep 5, 2008

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

4-9-2008

www.briankerrphotography.co.uk

Image credit: Brian Kerr 2008

rockartwolf Sep 5, 2008

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by David Raven

This fantastic rock art seems precariously close to a well-worn footpath. Almost every day boots and mountain bikes must erode it’s surface.

Image credit: David Raven

David Raven Feb 8, 2006

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by pebblesfromheaven

14-10-05
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Image credit: pebblethief

pebblesfromheaven Oct 30, 2005

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by pebblesfromheaven

14-10-05.
As if designed with cameras in mind...?
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Image credit: pebblethief

pebblesfromheaven Oct 30, 2005

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by pebblesfromheaven

14-10-05
Looking north
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Image credit: pebblethief

pebblesfromheaven Oct 30, 2005

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

14/10/05

Image credit: Brian Kerr

rockartwolf Oct 17, 2005

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

14/10/05

Image credit: Brian Kerr

rockartwolf Oct 17, 2005

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

14/10/05

Image credit: Brian Kerr

rockartwolf Oct 17, 2005

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

14/10/05

Image credit: Brian Kerr

rockartwolf Oct 17, 2005

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockartwolf

14/10/05

Image credit: Brian Kerr

rockartwolf Oct 17, 2005

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by notjamesbond

The stone in the heather

notjamesbond Aug 9, 2004

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by greywether

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greywether Apr 20, 2004

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by greywether

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greywether Apr 20, 2004

Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by greywether

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Image of Backstone Beck West (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by greywether

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greywether Apr 20, 2004

Articles

Backstone Beck West

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art

greywether Apr 20, 2004

Two well decorated flat stones – one on and the other close to the path running up the west side of the beck.

In “Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding”, they are

282 – SE 12719 46270
283 – SE 12738 46249 (on the path).

Visited 11 April 2004

Sites within 20km of Backstone Beck West

Backstone Beck 5

Cup Marked Stone • 0.1km S

2

1
Backstone Circle

Stone Circle • 0.14km SW

13

1

7
Backstone Beck Enclosure

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.14km ESE

13

7
PRAWR 272

Cup Marked Stone • 0.2km N

2
PRAWR 298

Cup Marked Stone • 0.32km ENE

3
The Planets

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.36km ENE

9

3
Gill Head Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.36km WSW

1
Hanging Stones

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.51km N

48

2

9

1
Hotel Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.58km ENE

3

1
Haystack

0.63km E

22

3
The Idol Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 0.63km E

27

1

5
Green Crag Enclosure

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.67km E

19

1

2
Cow and Calf Rocks

Natural Rock Feature • 0.67km NNE

7

4
Pancake Rock

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 0.7km ENE

7

1

2
The Idol Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 0.72km E

5

1
Coin Rock

Cup Marked Stone • 0.72km ESE

2
Lanshaw Lass

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.94km ESE

1

1
Pepperpot

Cup Marked Stone • 0.95km W

14

5
The Twelve Apostles of Ilkley Moor

Stone Circle • 1km S

50

2

13

2
Lanshaw Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.06km ESE

1

1
Lanshaw E

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.13km ESE

2

1
Willy Hall’s Wood Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.17km W

18

1

5
PRAWR 256 Pitchfork stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.31km WSW
PRAWR 255

Cup Marked Stone • 1.31km WSW

1

1
Green Gates

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.33km WSW

8

1

3
Woofa Bank Enclosure

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.34km E

12

3
PRAWR 254

Cup Marked Stone • 1.4km WSW

1

1
Little Skirtful of Stones

Round Cairn • 1.48km ESE

3

1
Barmishaw Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.51km W

17

4
Nixon’s Station

Cairn(s) • 1.56km SW

2

1
Ashlar Chair

Natural Rock Feature • 1.56km SSW

4

1

4
Little Badger Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.59km W

6

1

1
Panorama Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.62km WNW

28

2

6

2
The Badger Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.63km WSW

33

7
PRAWR 249

Cup Marked Stone • 1.71km W

1

1
Grubstones

Stone Circle • 1.76km ESE

9

1

2
Cold Stone

Standing Stones • 1.8km E

1
Graining’s Head

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1.92km W

2

1
PRAWR 245

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2km W

1

1
Weary Hill Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.03km W

7

3
Thimble Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 2.05km WSW

10

1
Weary Hill Road

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.1km W

2

1
Silver Well Stones

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.13km W

2

3
PRAWR 242

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.19km W

1

1
Silver Well Cottage Stones

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.19km W

1
Great Skirtful of Stones

Cairn(s) • 2.2km ESE

6

1

3
PRAWR 241

Cup Marked Stone • 2.23km W

1

1
PRAWR 238

Cup Marked Stone • 2.33km W

1

1
Neb Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 2.4km W

6

3
PRAWR 230-233

Cup Marked Stone • 2.52km W

1

2
Two Eggs

Natural Rock Feature • 2.55km WSW

3

2
Cowper’s Cross

Christianised Site • 2.56km WSW

2

1
Black Beck Hole

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.72km W

4

2
Horncliffe

Ring Cairn • 2.76km SSE

7

3

1
The Swastika Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.26km W

15

3

5

4
Stanbury Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.36km SSW

2
WoodHouse Crag

Cup Marked Stone • 3.36km W

2

2
Buck Stones – West

Natural Rock Feature • 3.54km WSW

6

2
The Anvil Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 3.56km W

5

2
The Sepulchre Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.77km W

9

2
The Piper Crag Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.36km W

4

1
Bradup

Stone Circle • 4.43km WSW

6

1

6

1
The Hardwick Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 4.52km W

3

1
Addingham Crag Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.91km W

8

1
Middleton Moor 482

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.36km NNW

2
Middleton Moor 446

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.36km NW

3
Middleton Moor 454

Cup Marked Stone • 5.37km NW

1
Middleton Moor 453

Cup Marked Stone • 5.37km NW

1
Middleton Moor 455

Cup Marked Stone • 5.37km NW

1
The Doubler Stones

Natural Rock Feature • 5.39km W

18

4
Scheduled Rock 25350

Cup Marked Stone • 5.39km W

3

1
Middleton Moor 448

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.4km NW

4
Rivock Edge

5.45km WSW

11

1

2
Middleton Moor 458

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.53km NW

2
Middleton Moor 481 Latice Rock

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.55km NNW

2
Middleton Moor 437

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.62km NW

2
Middleton Moor 435

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.62km NW

3
Middleton Moor 462

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.65km NW

2
Middleton Moor 501

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.91km NNW

2
Man Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.93km NE

1
Askwith Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.93km NE

2

2
Hollin Tree Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.94km NE

1
Askwith Moor 512

Cup Marked Stone • 5.95km NE

1
Baildon Stone 3

Cup Marked Stone • 6.08km SSE

2

1
Baildon Moor Circle

Ring Cairn • 6.11km SSE
Baildon Stone 1 (Dobrudden)

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.17km SSE

7

1
PRAWR 150

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.18km SSE

2
Woman Stone, Askwith Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.21km NE

1
Askwith Moor 534

Cup Marked Stone • 6.23km NE

1
Baildon Stone 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.39km SSE

4

1
Askwith Moor 533

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.49km NE

1
Askwith Moor 525

Cup Marked Stone • 6.56km NE

1
High Badger Gate

Ancient Trackway • 6.6km NNE

4

1
Weston Moor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.6km ENE

2
Baildon Stone 4

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.67km SSE

3

1
Brackenhall Circle

Stone Circle • 7.1km SSE

6

2
The Death’s Head Rock

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.13km NE

3

1
The Tree Of Life Rock

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.27km NE

5

3
Snowden Carr I

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.34km NE

2

1
Counter Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.81km W

2

1
Ellers Wood, Askwith

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.82km NE

2
Counter Hill (Addingham)

Enclosure • 7.94km W
Round Dikes (Addingham)

Enclosure • 8.16km W

5
Upwood Hall

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.26km SW

1
Bull Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.29km E

9

1

4
Knotties Stone (Otley Chevin)

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.32km E

5

2
Fairy Stone (Cottingley)

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 8.75km SSW

7

1

2
Harden Moor

Stone Circle • 9.14km SW

3
Thief Thorn Standing Stone (Draughton Moor)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.82km W

2
Catstones Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10km SW

1

1
Brandrith Crags

Rocking Stone • 10.29km NNE

1
Calverley Woods

Natural Rock Feature • 11.33km ESE

1

1
Bank Slack Camp

Enclosure • 11.5km NE

1
Black Hill

Long Barrow • 11.83km W

5

2
Low Bradley Moor

Cairn(s) • 11.84km W

4

1
Castlestead Ring

Enclosure • 12.4km SW

1

1

1
Pin Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.4km SE

1
Horsforth Low Hall Cup and Ring stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.65km ESE

2

1

1
Horsforth Milestone

Cup Marked Stone • 13.74km ESE

2

1
Almscliffe Crag

Natural Rock Feature • 14.23km ENE

11

1

5

1
Hitching Stone (Keighley Moor)

Natural Rock Feature • 14.66km WSW

3

1
Winter Hill Stone

Cup Marked Stone • 14.95km WSW

1
Skyreholme 426

Cup Marked Stone • 15.65km NW

1
PRAWR 208 (Adel)

Carving • 15.83km E

2

2
Plague Stone (Adel)

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.83km E

2

2
Skyreholme 421

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.96km NW

2
Skyreholme 422

Cup Marked Stone • 16.02km NW

2
Skyreholme 418

Cup Marked Stone • 16.2km NW

4

1
Skyreholme

Cup Marked Stone • 16.26km NW

2

1
Skyreholme

Cup Marked Stone • 16.29km NW

1

1
Skyreholme – Chopper’s Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.3km NW

2

1
Skyreholme 415

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.36km NW

9

1

1
Skyreholme Walled Boulder

Cup Marked Stone • 16.74km NW

12

2
Silver Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.95km WSW

1
Fertility Stone (Dacre)

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.03km NNE

2
Fairy’s Chest

Natural Rock Feature • 17.11km WNW

3

1
Skyreholme 401

Cup Marked Stone • 17.15km NW

4
Skyreholme 404

Cup Marked Stone • 17.15km NW

3
Skyreholme 407

Cup Marked Stone • 17.18km NW

2
Dry Gill

Cup Marked Stone • 17.61km NW

4

1
Witch’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.65km E

10

1

2
Guisecliff Wood

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.67km N

2

1

2
Walton Head Monoliths

Standing Stones • 17.94km ENE

1

1
Appletreewick

Stone Circle • 18.01km NW

25

3

10
Grey Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.15km ESE

5

1
Hartwith Moor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.53km NNE

9

1
Rocking Stone, Warley Moor

Natural Rock Feature • 18.61km SSW

1
The Grey Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.99km E

8

1

4

2
Braisty Woods Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.19km NNE

1
Elbolton Hill

Sacred Hill • 19.47km WNW

1
Rectory Allotment

Ring Cairn • 19.78km W

4

2
Graffa Plains

Cairn(s) • 19.87km NNE

1
Druid’s Cave Farm

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.98km NNE

3