<< Text Pages >> Rocking Moor - Rock Art in England in Yorkshire (North)
Submitted by rich32 on Friday, 15 October 2004 Page Views: 4261
Rock ArtSite Name: Rocking MoorCountry: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Otley Nearest Village: West End
Map Ref: SE1193458081
Latitude: 54.018599N Longitude: 1.819354W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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These two carvings, also in Raven Stone Plantation on Rocking Moor are recorded as Historic England ID 1015105, which says: "The monument includes two carved gritstone rocks, part of an outcrop. They are situated on Rocking Moor, in Raven Stones Plantation, near the west corner. They are 8m apart. The easternmost rock measures 5m x 4m x 4.5m. The carving consists of two cups, one with a short descending groove. The westernmost rock is 29m south east of the east corner of the plantation. It measures 4.5m x 3m x 1.8m. The carving consists of at least six cups."
rich32 reports the grid references and descriptions as: SE1193058081 - 2 cup like basin (could be natural)
SE1193058100 - numerous cups & possible groove (could be natural)
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