<< Our Photo Pages >> Fairies Chest (Embsay Moor) - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Yorkshire (North)
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Fairies Chest (Embsay Moor) Alternative Name: Fairy's ChestCountry: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Skipton Nearest Village: Embsay
Map Ref: SD9869656105
Latitude: 54.000973N Longitude: 2.021383W
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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The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) features a page on what they describe as "an awesome beast!" - see their entry for Fairies Chest, Embsay Moor, North Yorkshire.
TNA give us directions for finding the Fairies Chest/Fairy's Chest rock outcrop, together with a brief archaeology & history and local folklore. They describe this giant elongated boulder as being forty feet long and nearly the same size as the Hitching Stone nestled below the cliffs.
This legendary rock, and the stones around it, can be clearly seen on Google Earth and UK Grid Reference Finder.
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