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The Swastika StoneThe most famous single carving in the area is situated on Woodhouse Crag. It is carved on a flat slab of grit stone. (There is also a 20th century replica in front of the original carving.) The Swastika Stone may be of a later date than other cup and ring markings, and consists of a four curved arms weaving through 9 cups in the form of a cross - two lines of five cups. Similar carvings are found in Italy and Sweden. Cup and Ring marked rocks probably date from the Late Neolithic and Bronze Ages - from around 2800 to 500 BC. They are often found close to burial mounds, but their purpose and meaning remain unknown. Similar carvings have been found in Northumbria, Derbyshire, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Palestine, America, Madagascar, and many other parts of the world. Cups are circular hollows carved out of the rock by a sharp stone or antler. They can be between 2 and 10 cms in diameter. They occur on their own, or along with grooves (carved lines); when the groove encircles the cup it is known as a cup and ring. Two parallel grooves with rings joining them are known as "ladders" these are unique to Rombald's Moor. Over 280 such carved rocks have been catalogued on the moor by the Ilkley Archaeological Group, many of them hard to find and not obvious to the casual visitor. They are listed as Scheduled Monuments by English Heritage. |
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