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<< Text Pages >> Upper Lumb Cup & Ring Stone - Rock Art in England in Yorkshire (West)

Submitted by brigantia on Sunday, 28 March 2004  Page Views: 7115

Rock ArtSite Name: Upper Lumb Cup & Ring Stone
Country: England County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Hebden Bridge  Nearest Village: Cragg Vale
Map Ref: SE002237  Landranger Map Number: 104
Latitude: 53.709723N  Longitude: 1.998448W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
2 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
3

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Rock Art in West Yorkshire

F.A. Leyland (c.1867) makes a case for this as a standing stone in his commentary on the History of Halifax, but it is natural piece of rock, mushroom-shaped, about eight feet tall. Getting on top of it is slightly tricky, but once there you'll see the only known example of a complete cup-and-ring carving in this part of the county. Next time I'm up there I'll get a picture of the carving (unless one of you lot beats me to it!).

There's a grand probability this impressive rock had some geomantic relationship with the tall Rudstoop Standing Stones nearby (of which only one remains).

A note of caution to anyone visiting this site: make sure you knock on the door of Lower Lumb Farm & ask if it's OK to look at this stone before wandering up the track to see it for yourself. Don't say you've not been warned!
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SE0023 : Upper Lumb Lane above Sunny Bank by Humphrey Bolton
by Humphrey Bolton
©2012(licence)
SE0023 : Steps at eastern end of Hebden Royd FP117 by Humphrey Bolton
by Humphrey Bolton
©2012(licence)
SE0023 : Gate opposite Sunny Bank Cottage by Humphrey Bolton
by Humphrey Bolton
©2012(licence)
SE0023 : Upper Lumb Lane by Humphrey Bolton
by Humphrey Bolton
©2012(licence)
SE0023 : Houses at Sunny Bank, Cragg Vale by Humphrey Bolton
by Humphrey Bolton
©2011(licence)

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