Swastika Stone, Ilkley

manxix, on April 12, 2009, said:

What does it look like close up please? Surely pretty old, do you know how old?

David Alcock, on April 12, 2009, said:

Hi manxix, try this link of my images, there are more images and info there.

http://www.thecravenimage.co.uk/picture.asp?picnum=3899

The cups in this design align north-south and east-west. The northern line points directly towards Simon's Seat on the northern skyline. The eastern axis points directly at Almscliffe Crag, above which the equinox rises from here. This is probably the most famous carved rock on the moor, the Swastika Stone is generally considered to be later than the other carvings here and to date from the Iron Age.