<< Our Photo Pages >> Westwood Drive 01 - Rock Art in England in Yorkshire (West)
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Rock ArtSite Name: Westwood Drive 01 Alternative Name: ERA-2624; Boughey & Vickerman (247); SAM 25356; PRN172; The Comet Stone (Yorkshire)Country: England County: Yorkshire (West) Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Ilkley
Map Ref: SE1098346887
Latitude: 53.918012N Longitude: 1.834267W
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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Anne T visited (still working on) on 17th Apr 2015 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 The Comet Stone, Ilkely: (we found the grid reference but queried if this was the stone): From the Panorama Stones, driving the 700 metres up towards the moor we parked by the footpath sign just west of the junction of Moorlands and Westwood Drive and headed up the steep path (with steps) onto the moor (to get nearer, Keighley Road travels up onto the moor and there is a small car park near to the grid reference given).
The grid reference led us to the back stone wall of a house. The grass had been badly overgrown and someone had put weed-killer down on this patch of ground, but nettles were springing up in between the dead undergrowth.
Walking up and down the wall and identifying several possible stones, the grid reference led us back again and again to the same stone over which the stone boundary wall between a garden and the moorland was built. Cheekily peering over the wall of the house, found the stone extended some way into the garden. It had shrubs growing over the sides and was covered by moss and twigs so it wasn’t possible to make out any of the rock art by eye.
Shame, as I thought I’d be the first to submit a photograph of this stone, but it will take a knock on the door of the house when someone is in to get permission to go round and look!
In Arthur Raistrick's 1934 article, he gave the stone a descriptive name of being like 'comets' (hence the name!). Several other local authors have mentioned this stone, which is included in Boughey & Vickerman's (2003) survey as stone number 247.
For more information see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-2624 Westwood Drive 01, which includes a description, photographs, a plan of the rock and its motifs.
Please note this rock art panel is located on private land.
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