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<< Our Photo Pages >> Little Almscliff - Rock Outcrop in England in Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by Rombald on Friday, 10 March 2006  Page Views: 18001

Natural PlacesSite Name: Little Almscliff Alternative Name: Little Almias Cliff
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.296 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Rock Outcrop
Nearest Town: Harrogate  Nearest Village: Beckwithshaw
Map Ref: SE232523
Latitude: 53.966262N  Longitude: 1.647853W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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attlebax visited on 14th Sep 2017 - their rating: Amb: 3 Access: 4 An outcrop of which seems to be the site for graffiti over a long period of time. Some cup type marks but of dubious origin. Some unusual markings and symbols. No doubt it has been attracting visitors all this time. Hard to tell what is old and what is new. A giveaway is when people put the date on them. Great views from it though.

Little Almscliff
Little Almscliff submitted by Rombald : (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Outcrop in Yorkshire (North)

Almsliff Crag is famous, being visible from a wide area, with a mysterious well, cup carvings, and Giant Rombald folklore.

However, this article is about Little Almsliff, Almscliff's lesser-known sibling, three miles away. On this outcrop there is an odd face-like carving, of a triangle between two sun-like shapes. It looks hippy-mystical, but does not seem that recent. I wonder whether it could be Masonic.

The OS map shows a cup-and-ring rock nearby, but I could not find it.

There are splendid views across the Vale of York to the White Horse of Kilburn.
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Little Almscliff
Little Almscliff submitted by attlebax : This is the face with the cup and ring mark. It is slightly to the left and up from the large niche. Unfortunately the recent graffiti is increasing. I do wonder if there was an official plaque further to the left at one time. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Almscliff
Little Almscliff submitted by bonirex : Little Almscliff from the west. And the moon. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Almscliff
Little Almscliff submitted by rogerkread : Closer view of the carving. Easy to find when you know where to look! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Almscliff
Little Almscliff submitted by attlebax : This shows the 'hippy' cut in context. The initials a few feet away show the same level of erosion. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Little Almscliff
Little Almscliff submitted by attlebax : I had to add this as I could see a dogs head in it. This formation is a couple of metres tall.

Little Almscliff
Little Almscliff submitted by attlebax : This formation is about 2 metres tall.

Little Almscliff
Little Almscliff submitted by attlebax : Is this the ring mark mentioned! Lots of graffiti close by it.

Little Almscliff
Little Almscliff submitted by attlebax : This section is about 2 metres tall. Lots of holes. A lot of weathering that has made some of them deeper.

Little Almscliff
Little Almscliff submitted by attlebax : Located about 100 metres south of Broad Dubb Road, Norwood. This section is about 10 metres across. It has many 'holes' and graffiti.

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Re: Little Almscliff by attlebax on Thursday, 10 June 2021
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The graffiti is getting a lot worse although the cup and ring mark are still visible. It is to the left of the large niche previously mentioned.

The 'hippy mark' is showing signs of erosion and I don't think it will be that long before it disappears. The feet of the sheep are probably responsible.
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Re: Little Almscliff by ardbeg3 on Tuesday, 28 December 2010
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New images of Little Alms Cliff (please note that it's 3 words) have been posted, showing the cup and ring marking, Dec 24 2010.
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=a312&file=index

Dave aka Ardbeg3
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Re: Little Almscliff by Anonymous on Friday, 24 December 2010

Dear Rombald,

The triangle shape and symbols at Little Alms Cliff (near Harrogate, N. Yorkshire) are probably not old at all -- just a guess. The carvings, being on top of the rock, are too neatly incised and don't show signs of thousands of years of erosion. They also don't look like any genuine ancient petroglyph found in Britain. As you suggest - hippy-mystical, nothing more.

The genuine cup and ring marking that you missed is on the vertical face of the Little Alms Cliff rock, very close to a deep rectangular niche carved in the 19th century. Unfortunately, some moron has recently carved his initials extremely close to the cup and ring mark. It won't be long until another moron obliterates the mark.

- Dave, 24 Dec 2010
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