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Tag Archives: Bingley
Kirk Stones, Morton Moor, West Yorkshire
Legendary Rocks (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 089 448 Archaeology & History A place-name that is still recognised on modern Ordnance Survey maps, even though the original site giving rise to it was all but destroyed some one hundred-and-fifty … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Sacred Nature, Yorkshire, West
Tagged Airedale, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bingley, druids, England, geology, Keighley, legendary sites, Morton Moor, place-names, Riddlesden, Rombalds Moor, sacred sites, West Morton, West Yorkshire
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Lund Well, Bingley, West Yorkshire
Sacred Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 0973 4091 Archaeology & History Once found in a cluster of three little wells all very close to each other near the top of the field where the Crossflatts roundabout joins up … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West
Tagged Airedale, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bingley, Crossflatts, druidism, druids, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, etymology, history, Holy Wells, hydromancy, hydrotherapy, Keighley, paganism, place-names, Riddlesden, sacred groves, sacred springs, Trees, water, West Yorkshire
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East Riddlesden Cross, Keighley, West Yorkshire
Cross: OS Grid Reference – SE 079 421 Archaeology & History A little-known early christian relic found in the driveway to East Riddlesden Hall was saved and propped up in the stable floor at the back. In 1984 however, the … Continue reading
Ashlar Chair, Burley Moor, West Yorkshire
Legendary Rock: OS Grid Reference – SE 12075 44833 Also Known as: Carving no.111 (Hedges) Carving no.115 (Boughey & Vickerman) Druid’s Chair Etching Stone Getting Here There are two large boulders here, one of which was deemed the Ashlar many … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Sacred Nature, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bingley, boundaries, boundary stones, Burley-in-Wharfedale, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, freemasonry, freemasons, ilkley moor, masonic, masons, medieval history, moots, Morton, omphalos, Petroglyphs, ritual, Rombalds Moor, sacred sites, West Yorkshire
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Horncliffe Well, Hawksworth Moor, West Yorkshire
Healing Well: OS Grid Reference – SE 1321 4332 Also Known as: Horncliff Well Getting Here From the famous Dick Hudson’s pub on the south side of Ilkley Moor, take the road right (east) for a half-mile until you reach … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Holy Wells, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Baildon, Bingley, english heritage, fairies, folklore, Hawksworth, healing, history, Holy Wells, hydromancy, legends, medieval history, Rombalds Moor, sacred sites, water, West Yorkshire
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Harden Moor Cairnfield, Bingley, West Yorkshire
Cairns: OS Grid Reference – SE 0757 3869 Getting Here Follow the same directions to reach the Harden Moor circle. From here, walk down the footpath at its side down the slope for 100 yards and take the first little … Continue reading
Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, West
Tagged Airedale, antiquities, Archaeology, Bingley, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, Cullingworth, Harden, Keighley, neolithic, prehistoric sites, tombs, West Yorkshire
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Harden Moor Stone Row, Bingley, West Yorkshire
Standing Stones: OS Grid Reference – SE 07 38 Getting Here This site hasn’t been located. However, if it hasn’t been destroyed by the quarrying on the SW side of the moor, remains of it should still be found amidst … Continue reading
Catstones Ring, Harden, West Yorkshire
Earthworks: OS Grid Reference – SE 0680 3808 Also Known as: Blood Dykes Getting Here Various ways here. From Keighley, go up the Halifax Road, first left after the Ingrow West train station, uphill, then up the long zizaggy road … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Settlement/Enclosures, Yorkshire, West
Tagged Airedale, antiquities, Archaeology, Bingley, dykes, earth mysteries, Earthworks, enclosure, England, english heritage, Harden, history, Iron Age, Keighley, Romano-British, Romans, settlements, West Yorkshire
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Fenny Shaw Cup-Mark, Bingley Moor, West Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 11271 43565 Also Known as: Carving no.112 (Boughey & Vickerman) Getting Here Follow the same directions to reach the Big Rock carving. From here walk less than 100 yards up the slope, veering … Continue reading
Todmor Stone, Bingley Moor, West Yorkshire
‘Standing Stone’: OS Grid Reference – SE 1096 4261 Getting Here From East Morton village, take the moorland road, east, and up the steep hill. Where the road levels out there’s a right turn, plus (more importantly!) a trackway on … Continue reading
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