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Heygate Stone, Baildon, West Yorkshire

Cup-and-Ring Stone:  OS Grid Reference – SE 15942 40187 Archaeology & History This excellent cup-and-ring marked petroglyph was found fortuitously in September 2001 by the land-owner at Near Hey Gate field to the northeast of Baildon village.  He was clearing … Continue reading

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Cloven Hoof Well, Shipley Glen, West Yorkshire

Sacred Well:  OS Grid Reference – SE 12839 39331 Also Known as: Raygate Well Getting Here On the roadside at Shipley Glen, from Brackenhall Circle walk up for about 250 yards, where you’ll notice the land dips as it drops … Continue reading

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Crutch Well, Baildon, West Yorkshire

Healing Well:  OS Grid Reference – SE 14678 38688 Getting Here Whether you’re coming here from either Baildon, or Shipley, head for the Cricketer’s Arms on Green Road (ask a local).  About 50 yards uphill from the pub, on the … Continue reading

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Goat Stone Carving, Baildon, West Yorkshire

Cup-Marked Stone:  OS Grid Reference – SE 14690 38699 Also Known as: Carving no.193 (Boughey & Vickerman) Getting Here Whether you’re coming here from either Baildon, or Shipley, head for the Cricketer’s Arms on Green Road (ask a local).  About … Continue reading

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Hirst Woods, Saltaire, West Yorkshire

Cup-and-Ring Stone (destroyed?):  OS Grid Reference – SE 129 379 Archaeology & History Many of us have looked for this site in recent years, but without any success.  If it hasn’t actually been destroyed, it could be in someone’s walling, … Continue reading

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Brackenhall Circle, Baildon Moor, West Yorkshire

Enclosure:  OS Grid Reference – SE 1305 3908 Also Known as: Brackenhall Ring Catstones Ring Soldier’s Trench Getting Here To get here, ask all and sundry where Shipley Glen is and, once there, head to the Brackenhall Countryside Centre. It’s … Continue reading

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