 The Neb Stone looking to the east. The Badger Stone is to the top right, out of picture. |
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This landmark stone can be seen from
a great distance across the moor standing above a wall that runs south, up from
Intake Beck, past Silver Wells Cottage before bearing to the west and continuing
to Silver Wells itself. For such a prominent rock it has only a few possible cup marks, as do two of the large rocks next to it that make up part of the wall. It is possible that as the large flat side of this stone faces to the north across Ilkley and does not face the sun as other sites such as the Badger Stone does, that it was not deemed suitable for use as a carving surface by the inhabitants of the moor. Some interesting sightlines from the Neb Stone include the Badger Stone to the east-southeast, Willy Hall's Wood to the east and Weary Hill to the northeast. Probably the easiest way to get to the Neb Stone is to walk up Keighley Road until a track leads off to the west and almost directly to the stone. PRAWR = Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding (Boughey and Vickerman 2003) See also Ilkley Moor & Rombalds Moor Introduction Cup marks date: Bronze Age |
 Two possible cups on the face of the Neb Stone. |
