Backstone
Beck Stones 1
Bronze Age Cup and Ring Marked Rocks (PRAWR 285,
287)
Ilkley
Moor, West Yorkshire OS
Map Ref SE12824619 (PRAWR 285)
OS Maps - Landranger 104 (Leeds & Bradford), Explorer 297 (Lower Wharfedale
& Washburn Valley)
![]() Stone 1 (PRAWR 285) marked with water |
![]() Stone 2 (PRAWR 287) marked with water |
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If you follow the track that leads west from the Haystack rock and then swing round to the south you pass the partly reconstructed Backstone Beck Enclosure. Between the arc of drystone walling and the path, and northwest of the hut are 3 carved rocks nestling in the undergrowth and almost in a northwest line. Due to the covering of heather on this part of the moor the stones can be difficult to find despite the fact that one stands almost next to the track. The first stone measures 180x130cm with around 45 cups, a couple of unfinished rings or arcs and several grooves - it lies just to the east of the path. The second stone is a little further southeast, it has about a dozen cups, 2 of which are quite deep, and measures 170x130cm. The third stone which lies nearest to the enclosure itself is a beautifully carved rock known as the Second Idol Stone PRAWR = Prehistoric
Rock Art of the West Riding (Boughey and Vickerman 2003)
Glossary Items: Bronze Age, Rock Art/Carved Rocks |
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