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Tag Archives: Skipton
Rough Haw Carvings, Flasby, North Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SD 96396 55834 – NEW FIND Getting Here The quickest way to get here is to follow the directions to the Sharp Haw Trig Stone. From the Trig Stone keep heading down the footpath until … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, english heritage, Flasby, geomancy, Hillforts, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, settlements, Skipton
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Sharp Haw, Flasby, North Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SD 9594 5532 Getting Here The quickest way to get here is to head out of Skipton towards the B6265 Grassington Road. Once on the B6265 you will go past the Craven Heifer Pub … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged Airedale, ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Craven, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, England, english heritage, Flasby, geomancy, Merlin, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, settlements, Skipton
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Nor Hill, Skipton Moor, North Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SE 02181 51125 Getting Here Along the A65 near Draughton, go (south) uphill at Height Lane until it levels out. ¾-mile (1.2km) up, a modernized stone milepost is where the road crosses the ancient Roman … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brigantia, Bronze Age, carved stones, Cup-and-Ring Stones, cup-markings, Draughton, english heritage, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Skipton, Skipton Moor
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Skyrakes West, Stirton, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SD 965 544 Getting Here Takes a bitta finding this one! Take the B6265 road north out of Skipton, and about a mile along, turn left up the small road to Stirton village. But … Continue reading
Fairies Chest, Embsay Moor, North Yorkshire
Legendary Rocks: OS Grid Reference – SD 98696 56105 Also known as: Fairy’s Chest Getting Here This is an awesome beast! You can either approach it from Nettlehole Ridge ‘stone circle’ as I did, or take the more sensible approach … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Sacred Nature, Yorkshire, North
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Embsay, english heritage, faerie, fairies, folk-lore, folklore, geology, legends, little people, myth, mythology, North Yorkshire, Rylstone, sacred rocks, Skipton, traditions
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Rough Haw, Flasby, North Yorkshire
Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – SD 963 558 Also Known as: MYD1636 Getting Here Travel up the B6265 (Skipton to Grassington road) for a mile, watching on the small hills on your left (western) side, and then take the left … Continue reading
Great Wood Laithe (019), Skipton, North Yorkshire
Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – SD 99620 50551 Also Known as: Carving no.3 (Hedges) Carving no.19 (Boughey & Vickerman) Getting Here From Skipton centre get to the Horse Close estate on the southern side of the town and look … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cup-and-Ring Stones, Yorkshire, North
Tagged Airedale, animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, High Bradley, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, North Yorkshire, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Skipton, Standing Stones, symbolism, West Yorkshire
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Low Snaygill Stone, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SD 9940 4973 Also Known as: Carving SK1 (Hedges) Carving no.16 (Boughey & Vickerman) Snaygill Farm Stone Getting Here Not too far from the High Laithe cup-and-ring stone. Along the A6131 out of Skipton, … Continue reading
Horse Close Hill, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Enclosure / Settlement: OS Grid Reference – SD 996 504 Also Known as: Cawder Hall Enclosure MNY21002 Scheduled Monument 29151 Getting Here From Skipton town centre follow the A6131 road south, out of town, for less than a mile, and … Continue reading
High Laithe Stone, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Cup-and-Ring Stone: OS Grid Reference – SD 9952 4991 Also Known as: Carving SK2 (Hedges) Carving no.17 (Boughey & Vickerman) Getting Here Worth the short trek if you like your cup&rings! On the Aire Valley Keighley-to-Skipton road (A629), as you … Continue reading
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