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Submitted by DavidRaven on Sunday, 23 October 2016  Page Views: 26371

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grubstones Alternative Name: Hawksworth Moor
Country: England County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Otley  Nearest Village: Burley Woodhead
Map Ref: SE13654472  Landranger Map Number: 104
Latitude: 53.898473N  Longitude: 1.793757W
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.
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.
3 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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The Grubstones
The Grubstones submitted by Bladup : Grubstones. (Vote or comment on this photo)
They've been called a 'ring cairn', an 'enclosure', a 'cairn circle', a 'stone circle' and even the remains of a double-skinned wall that was once a circular hut. From the Twelve Apostles circle head for the outcrop of rocks to the east. There you'll spot a large 'shed' used by grouse shooters.

Just south of this shed sits the circle...The remaining stones are set on edge, placed on an almost perfectly circular bank of earth and stone. in 1929 there were said to be about twenty of them, though fewer can be seen today. Maybe some judicous heather removal will reveal more?

Note: 3D model of Grubstones Stone Circle / cairn by Rich32, see the comment on our page the link to Sketchfab
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The Grubstones
The Grubstones submitted by Rich32 : Grubstones from about 15 metres up. Image captured in October 2016 (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Grubstones
The Grubstones submitted by Bladup : The Grubstones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Grubstones
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The Grubstones
The Grubstones submitted by rich32 : View from the Grubstones looking SW-ish. The stones are there somewhere, honestly :-) (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Grubstones
The Grubstones submitted by andy_h : A recent heather fire has revealed parts of the structure previously hidden.

The Grubstones
The Grubstones submitted by andy_h

The Grubstones
The Grubstones submitted by andy_h : The Grubstones circa 1987ce. The only thing of note that has changed is the gamekeeper now has a new hut! (1 comment)

The Grubstones
The Grubstones submitted by DavidRaven : They've been called a 'ring cairn', an 'enclosure', a 'cairn circle', a 'stone circle' and even the remains of a double-skinned wall that was once a circular hut. From the Twelve Apostles circle head for the outcrop of rocks to the east. There you'll spot a large 'shed' used by grouse shooters (who must need some 'rest' from lifting heavy guns, sitting in/on butts and engaging in the age-old stru...

The Grubstones, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire
The Grubstones, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire submitted by andy_h : Likely kerb stones of a robbed cairn, many of which are situated in the Burley Moor area. (1 comment)

The Grubstones, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire
The Grubstones, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire submitted by andy_h

The Grubstones, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire
The Grubstones, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire submitted by andy_h

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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service say: by Andy B on Thursday, 28 December 2017
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service (WYAAS)

This so-called stone circle is quite well-defined, though destroyed on the western side by the construction of shooting butts. The O.S. considered in 1965 that the site is more likely to be remains of robbed cairn, the bank on which the stones are alleged to be set probably supporting no more than a ring of consolidated stones left after the removal of the cairn. However, a DoE AM7 (pre 1960's?) states ... 'This circle is one of the best examples on the moor, being built of large standing stones on a high bank of stones and earth'. Cremation and flint spearhead found c. 1846 under 3 large stones in centre of circle.

Part of circle broken up to make room for turf shooting butt, built on a foundation of standing stones removed for this purpose sometime in 19th Century. The shooting butt has now been removed, the foundation of stones being left untouched. A new sunk butt was then built directly on the line of the bank of the stone circle. The inside of this butt is lined with masonry, the smaller stones of the bank probably being used for this purpose.

A visit to the site was made in 1985 (HBMC AM107) at which time the circle was still visible in the heather. A slight rubble bank was observed outside the ring of stones. However, the two features may not be directly related. The centre of circle was observed to be very uneven, probably due to a collapse of stones and past disturbance when the shooting butts were built.

The FMW seemed confused as to whether the site was a cairn (which would agree with the 1965 O.S. observations), a hut circle, or a stone circle. The monument is part of a prehistoric landscape on S. E of Rombald's Moor. PRN's 82,44,43,37 (Twelve Apostles Stone C.) are part of this landscape,as are PRN's 2555 & 2556 (walling, enclosures, carved rocks). Previous SMR description was unsure of the site type, listing cairn, stone circle or hut circle as possible interpretations, however, the English Heritage Scheduled Monument record lists this site as a stone circle.

http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=84&resourceID=105
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Grubstones Stone Circle (cairn) 3D model with annotations by Rich32 on Sunday, 23 October 2016
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Grubstones Stone Circle (cairn)
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The Grubstone Stone Cirle can be found on the Burley Moor area of Rombalds Moor (West Yorkshire, England).

There is some debate about the monument type, but most seem to refer to this being a disturbed kerbed ring cairn, embanked stone circle or a cross between the two. Exacavations within the circle around 1846 revealed a cremation and a flint “spearhead”.

This area of Rombalds Moor is rich in archaeology with a significant number of large monuments of different types still visible. The landscape around the Gurbstones also has several tracks which are evident as linear depressions.

Model created from 33 images captured on 21 October 2016 with Phantom 2 mounted GoPro 3+ black.
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    Re: Grubstones Stone Circle (cairn) 3D model with annotations by aknifethatfellfromthesky on Wednesday, 26 October 2016
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    nice to see the grubstones getting some attention.
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    Re: Grubstones Stone Circle (cairn) 3D model with annotations by Anonymous on Thursday, 03 November 2016
    Cliffe Castle Museum - Grubstone Circle display item;
    The petroglyph inscription comprises a cup mark = the Sun, surrounded by five concentric rings, the outermost sadly rather depleted, only portions still evident on the illustration. These I interpret as Sunday, Moonday, Wodensday, Thorsday and Freyrday, five days of the ancient calendar week that endured from 4270 BC until the Romans exterminated the last of the Druids on the Isle of Anglesey in 61 AD. There are more five day week petroglyph artefacts scattered all over Britain and Ireland. See my 'Stonehenge Sacred Symbolism' ebook.
    The parallel lines formed above the five ring petroglyphs may once have indicated the sense of 'from above', the Sun's rays coming down from the sky every day of the week.
    All the best from 'bigrox33' in Australia, Neil.
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Grubstones by coldrum on Sunday, 03 July 2011
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Pastscape entry.

"Probable embanked stone circle or ring cairn. Excavation revealed a cremation accompanied by a flint "spearhead" which was found in the centre of the monument circa 1846. About a third of the monument was destroyed, possibly during the 19th century, by the construction of some shooting butts. More recent, 20th century disturbance takes the form of a subrectangular earthwork mound said to be an orgone accumulator [According to the psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, orgone represents a vital energy or life force which informs the universe, and which can be collected and stored in an orgone accumulator for subsequent use in the treatment of mental and physical illness].

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=50140
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Right to Roam on Hawksworth Moor by Vicky on Thursday, 10 June 2004
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This story about the moor appeared in Leeds Today 10/06/2004:

Shooters left grousing over rambling plan
By RICHARD HAINSWORTH

RAMBLERS could soon be able to wander over Leeds's only grouse moor.
Hawksworth Moor, above Menston, has been included in a provisional map of open country published by the Countryside Agency.

If the provisional map is confirmed it will give, in a few years time, the public the right to roam over Hawksworth Moor.

Hawksworth is the only one in Leeds that has grouse butts – used as hideouts by the grouse shooters in August and September as the grouse are driven towards them.
Hawksworth Moor rises up to more than 1,000ft and includes a rifle range as well as a prehistoric stone circle.

The grouse shooters would be allowed to close the moor to walkers for a number of days each year to protect the nesting birds.

But a spokesman for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, which lobbies on behalf of shooters, said the main problem with open access was the threat to the eco-system on the moor.

Eco-system

"There is a danger to all ground-nesting birds such as lapwings, curlews and meadow pipits, especially if people let their dogs run free."

He said the ramblers would be unlikely to be in danger on the moor from shooting because it was usually very clear when shooting was taking place.

On Hawksworth Moor there is an existing public footpath up the side of Reva Hill, but the moor itself is private property, not open to the public.

Land north-east of Reva reservoir nearby, south of Bingley Road, has also been provisionally designated open country.

Parts of Otley Chevin have also been included in the provisional map, as has a small portion of land west of Adel beck, north of the Seven Arches viaduct and at the back of Buckstone Avenue, Alwoodley.

Landowners, tenants and shooters have until September 7 to appeal against the inclusion of their land on the provisional map.

More information, and the complete provisional map of planned open country for Eastern England including Leeds, Wakefield, York and Bridlington, is on the website http://www.countryside.gov.uk.uk/access/mapping.

10 June 2004

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    Re: Right to Roam on Hawksworth Moor by andy_h on Thursday, 10 June 2004
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    That'll upset the gamekeeper.

    Shame eh?

    :)

    Andy H
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      Re: Right to Roam on Hawksworth Moor by Anonymous on Thursday, 15 July 2004
      Well, yes, it will, I suppose. After all, he works and lives there and has helped to make it the attractive place it is.

      But i'm sure he;'' appreciate your comment; interesting to see that that class war dinosaurs are still out there being snide about low paid, hard working countryfolk...
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        Re: Right to Roam on Hawksworth Moor by andy_h on Thursday, 15 July 2004
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        "After all, he works and lives there and has helped to make it the attractive place it is."

        No he didn't. The current gamekeeper has only been there for a few years and has had nothing to do with how the place looks. He also sees it as his business to insult and threaten people as they walk across the moor, whilst he rides roughshod over the heather on his quad-bike. I know of a few people who have had run ins with him while on the moor.

        "But i'm sure he;'' appreciate your comment"

        Not as much as I appreciated being called a 'f***ing c**t' for visiting the Grubstones!

        "interesting to see that that class war dinosaurs are still out there being snide about low paid, hard working countryfolk..."

        I'm taking objection to his personal manners... nothing to do with class war.

        There are lots of low paid, hard working city folk too who enjoy the moors and as Rombald's Moor is publically owned land, there are firm access rights. Now't to do with what the gamekeeper thinks, "if it were up to me, I wouldn't let no f***ing c**t up here". His exact words.

        If you know him (I believe his name is Donald), you can quote me when I say that he's a miserable sod. N' if he ever threatens me again, next time, I won't be so polite.
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Cup-and-ring stones for sale! by Anonymous on Thursday, 17 July 2003
A huge chunk of Ilkley/Rombalds Moor has been put on the market. The 200 hectares of spruce plantation have covered one of the areas richest concentrations of cup-and-ring marked rocks for the last 30 years. As the forest is due to enter it's productive phase, harvesting should commence within the decade.


The woods contain a vast number of the carved stones, though many have become hidden under soil and conifer thinnings. A curious cave called 'Rivock Oven' and the Rivock Well are also named in the sales literature.


Yours for £275,000.
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