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Submitted by DavidRaven on Sunday, 03 March 2019  Page Views: 14027

Rock ArtSite Name: Cliffe Castle Museum Alternative Name: Comet Stone (Keighley); Rombald's Moor; Keighley Market Stone; Upwood Hall Stone
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.447 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Keighley
Map Ref: SE057421
Latitude: 53.875072N  Longitude: 1.914789W
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
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Cliffe Castle Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum submitted by Sunny100 : Modern Stone Circle in the 'Garden of Life' in the grounds of Cliffe Castle, near Keighley, west Yorkshire. It is located at the northeastern side, close to Skipton Road, at SE 05889 42266. Beechcliffe House used to stand on this site. (Vote or comment on this photo)
For rock-art afficianados, a couple of well-presented examples have found a home in this West Yorksire museum. There's a very good 'virtual tour' of the nearby Rombald's Moor, showing photographs of many of the cup-and-ring carvings, with their relative positions.

A second stone, the Cliffe Castle Carving, is also held within the museum. See TNA's entry for Cliffe Castle Carving (144), Keighley, West Yorkshire, which contains photographs and a description. More information on this stone, together with photographs and drawings can also be found at England's Rock art - see their entry for Dobrudden (South) 01.

The address for the museum is: Cliffe Castle Museum, Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH, West Yorkshire, England

As well as rock art, the museum collection includes:-
Archaeology, Weapons and War, Natural Sciences, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, World Cultures, Fine Art, Music, Coins and Medals, Personalities, Archives, Science and Technology, Social History, Land Transport.

June 2017 update by Anne T: Also see The Northern Antiquarian's (TNA) page for the Cliffe Castle Carving, Keighley, West Yorkshire which gives directions on how to find the museum together with photographs and a brief archaeology and history.

Note: Modern Stone Circle in the 'Garden of Life' in the grounds of Cliffe Castle, near Keighley, west Yorkshire
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Cliffe Castle Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum submitted by Sunny100 : Modern Stone circle in the grounds of Cliffe Castle (northeast side) near Keighley, west Yorkshire. SE 05889 42266. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cliffe Castle Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum submitted by MarionBenham : Cup and multiple ring marked stone now found in Cliffe Castle Museum. This was formerly sited in Keighley market but originally came from the Grubstones ridge on Ilkley Moor. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Cliffe Castle Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum submitted by MarionBenham : Top view of the Baildon Moor boulder in Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Cliffe Castle Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum submitted by MarionBenham : An example of the rock art at Cliffe Castle Museum. This was discovered on Baildon Moor and brought to the museum early last century. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley Street View by Andy B on Monday, 05 April 2010
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Re: Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley by Anonymous on Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Posted by Mike Short
I should have added to previous:
For articles on The Heygate Stone on this portal see:
'Heygate Stone Exhibition', posted Andy B, 13 Nov 2006
'The Heygate Stone, putting the facts right', posted by Mike Short (but shown as Anon) 21 Nov 2006
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Re: Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley by Anonymous on Wednesday, 28 November 2007
From Mike Short.
I have to confess that I didn't know that the Baildon Moor example was in Cliffe Castle. For interest, a sketch of this stone can be found in the excellent book by Keith J S Boughey and E A Vickerman: 'Yorkshire Archaeology 9, Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding: Cup and Ring marked rocks of the Valleys of the Aire, Wharfe, Washburn and Nidd', pub. West Yorkshire Archaeology Service on behalf of West Yorkshire Joint Service, ISBN 1 870453 32 8.
referred to as stone 144, sketch at Fig 31, Keith Boughey/Vickerman record: "SE136- 398-, Baildon Moor: formerly S Dobrudden Caravan caravan Park. Cup with two rings and five cups with one ring (Paley Baildon (1913) shows six), about 17 more cups, a few grooves all now worn and not easy to make out, but cup along curved lines round one ring and partially round the double ring seem to show a more certain overall design than usual. refs: Baildon 1913 2 fig 2; Jackson 1955c, 38-40 no.2"

Hitherto, I had thought that the 'Heygate Stone' first identified by me in 2003 and now beautifully displayed in the Countryside Centre on Shipley Glen, was the only known example of a rock with Cup-and-two-rings found on baildon Moor. Boughey/Vickerman refer to the Cliffe Castle example as showing 'a more certain overall design than usual'. Although that is a subjective description, I understand what they mean. The 'Heygate Stone', which is probably a fragment of a much larger stone, certainly also fits the category of 'a more certain design than usual. If you go to the Cliffe Castle 8 december event, do also go to the Shipley Glen Countryside Centre to see the magnificent Heygate Stone.
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Rombald's Moor Heritage Workshop by Anonymous on Monday, 26 November 2007
DavidRaven writes:

Dave Melling at Bradford Council has asked me to pass this on to all you lovely folks here who might have an interest in the fate of Rombald's Moor...

"The area of Rombalds Moor has been used by man for thousands of years and is therefore an important historical area . Bradford Council is hosting a series of workshops to look at the long term sustainable future of this unique upland and potential opportunities for working together as an extended community.

I would like to invite your members to attend our next workshop on the 8th December which will be looking at the educational, historical and cultural perspectives of this unique moorland.

If you would like further information please contact me.

Dave Melling
Senior Policy Officer
Policy Development Service
Bradford Metropolitan District Council

It's the last workshop in a short series. The others covered; Environment, User groups, and the Economy of the moors. This one is entitled: 'Culture, Education and Heritage'.
It'll be held on Saturday 8th December between 10am – 12noon, in the Clarke Foley Centre, Ilkley.

If you would like to attend the workshop contact:-
Sue Woodhead, Bradford Council
T: 01274 432692
E: sue.woodhead@bradford.gov.uk
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