page_title: Ilkley Moor
section_title: Swastika Stone and other antiquities
hierarchical_section_title: Ilkley Moor / History / Swastika Stone and other antiquities
caption_attribution_description: English: Situated on Woodhouse Crag on Ilkley Moor, the stone has a double outline of a swastika with ten cups fitting within the five curved arms. The design is similar to art of the Celtic Iron Age period but could have been carved as early as the Bronze Age, as with other markings in the vicinity. It is pictured here on the bottom left of the image. The right hand carving is a Victorian imitation, situated beside the original, to better illustrate its appearance. What the stone's design means is unclear, although it is known that in many ancient civilizations the swastika is recognised as a symbol relating to the sun.
context_page_description: Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The moor, which rises to 402 m above sea level, is well known as the inspiration for the Yorkshire "county anthem" On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at.
context_section_description: Located on the Woodhouse Crag, on the Northern edge of Ilkley Moor there is a swastika-shaped pattern engraved in a stone, known as the Swastika Stone, also referred to as a Fylfot. The image at the bottom-right of the picture is a 20th-century replica; the original carving can be seen at the bottom-left.
  This stone is just one of a great abundance of carved rocks on the moor; well-known others include the 'Badger Stone', 'Nebstone', and 'St Margaret's Stones'. These are earthfast boulders, large flat slabs or prominent rocks that have cups, rings, and grooves cut into them and that are thought to date from either the late Neolithic or the Bronze Age. While some carvings consist of simple cups, others, such as the Badger Stone, Hanging Stones, and the Panorama Rocks, have a complex series of patterns (or motifs) combining many different elements. Rombald's Moor has the second-highest concentration of ancient carved stones in Europe, with carvings as far away as Skipton Moor. There is also a small stone circle known as The Twelve Apostles.
caption: A photograph of the Swastika Stone alongside its replica carving and the view it overlooks from Woodhouse Crag.
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