 Stone 256 - The Pitchfork Rock |
 Stone 257 - A fine cup and ring design to the top left |
 Stone 255. The carvings on this stone are quite badly eroded, here a cup and ring are just about visible in the centre of the stone. |
Green
Gates is an area to the north of Ilkley Moor and to the south and east
of the Badger Stone that contains three
carved rocks. All three are fairly simple designs, Stone 255 at SE1141746040
is a pyramid shaped boulder with half a dozen cups, three of which have
single rings and small gutters (image to the left). Stone 256 (upper left)
has been dubbed the 'Pitchfork Rock' on account of its design consisting
of a flattened U shaped groove with a further channel emerging from the
bottom of the motif. There is also a small cup between the 'prongs' of
the carving - OS Ref SE1149746041. A few paces to the north at SE1149946049,
Stone 257 (upper right) has a finely carved cup and double ring design
with a delicate gutter emerging from the cup. It also has a couple of
other possible cups as well as two worn basins and a wide channel all
of which may be natural. PRAWR = Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding (Boughey and Vickerman 2003 Glossary Item: Bronze Age |
