The Linton Stone, Linton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire
The Linton Stone, North Yorkshire SE0042 6317. Standing in a field just opposite St Michael & All Angels church at Linton near Grassington is a 6 foot high boulder. The limestone boulder is...
View ArticleSamson’s Toe, Langcliffe, North Yorkshire.
Samson’s Toe Glacial Erratic Boulder, Langcliffe, North Yorks. Os grid reference SD8321 6565. About 1 mile to the east of Langcliffe village, near Langcliffe High Mill, in The Yorkshire Dales National...
View ArticleThe Bowder Stone, Rosthwaite, Cumbria
The Bowder Stone, Cumbria Os grid reference: NY2540 1641. In the valley of the river Derwent, in Borrowdale, just north of Rosthwaite in a woodland clearing on the opposite side of the road from the...
View ArticleThe Crossgates Stone, Seamer, North Yorkshire
The Crossgates Stone near Seamer railway station. Os grid Reference: TA 1268 8163. In a grassy area at the top of Station road, Crossgates, Seamer, some 3 miles south-west of Scarborough, stands a...
View ArticleWinter Hill Stone, Keighley Moor, West Yorkshire
Winter Hill Stone, Keighley Moor. Os grid reference: SD 9828 4197. Upon Keighley moor (western side) and overlooking Cowling stands the Winter Hill Stone, a large weather-beaten boulder that has many...
View ArticleHitching Stone, Near Cowling, West Yorkshire
Hitching Stone on Keighley Moor. OS grid reference: SD 9866 4170. At the western side of Keighley Moor, between Cowling and Keighley, stands a huge gritstone boulder called ‘Hitching Stone’. The...
View ArticleCob Stone, Near Far Slippery Ford, Newsholme Dean, West Yorkshire
Cob Stone near Grey Stones Lane, Far Slippery Ford, west Yorkshire. OS grid reference: SE 00549 40890. In a field beside Grey Stones Lane and below an outcrop of rocks called Grey Stones Hill, near...
View ArticleKid Stone, Sutton Moor, West Yorkshire
Kid Stone on Sutton Moor, West Yorkshire. OS grid reference: SD 99632 241758. A glacial erratic rock at the east-side of Kid Stone Hill, above Long Gate, on Sutton Moor, west Yorkshire. It has been...
View ArticleHaystack Rock, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire
Haystack Rock on Ilkley Moor, west Yorkshire. Haystack Rock from a different angle. OS Grid Reference: SE 13027 46313. A large and squat-shaped gritstone rock known as Haystack or Haystacks Rock on...
View ArticleWilliam Walker’s Stone, Far Slippery Ford, Newsholm Dean, Near Oakworth, West...
William Walker’s Stone at Far Slippery Ford, Newsholm Dean, near Oakworth, West Yorks. Close-up of William Walker’s Stone at Far Slippery Ford, near Oakworth. NGR: SD 99905 40664. In the middle of a...
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