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A photograph of the original stone, its replica carving and the view it overlooks from Woodhouse Crag. The Swastika Stone is a stone adorned with a design that resembles a swastika, located on the Woodhouse Crag on the northern edge of Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire, England.
Jul 25, 2008 · Earlier images of the swastika symbol can be found in most continents, but the earliest known example appears to be the paleolithic swastika carvings from the Ukraine, etched on pieces of ivory and dating from between 18,000-15,000 BC. Some swastikas have been found carved on mammoth tusks!
They are believed to date to the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age periods (c.2800-500 BC) and provide one of our most important insights into prehistoric `art'. The exact meaning of the designs remains unknown, but they have been interpreted as sacred or religious symbols. Frequently they are found close to contemporary burial monuments.
Sep 5, 2024 · The Swastika Stone is a unique carved outcrop of gritstone, measuring about 23 feet (7m) x 10 feet (3 m) on Rombalds Moor above Ilkley. The rock is enclosed by an iron railing on three sides, the fourth being an open vertical face, so it cannot escape.
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The monument includes a carved gritstone outcrop, 7m x 3m. It is situated north of the path from Ilkley to Woodhouse Crag and beyond. The rock is enclosed by an iron railing on three sides, the fourth side being an open vertical face. The carving consists of a curvilinear carved figure of Swastika shape with ten cups fitted into the five curved arm...
Rombalds Moor is an eastern outlier of the main Pennine range lying between the valleys of the Wharfe and the Aire. The bulk of this area of 90 sq km of rough moorland lies over 200m above sea level. The moor is particularly rich in remains of prehistoric activity. The most numerous relics are the rock carvings which can be found on many of the bou...
Books and journals Hedges, J D (ed), The Carved Rocks on Rombalds Moor, (1986), 40 Source: Historic England
Situated on the edge of Woodhouse Crag with extensive views to the north, there are in fact two Swastika stones here - the carving closest to the footpath (photograph below) is a Victorian copy of the now much fainter original carving just a metre or so beyond it (shown above).
Mar 15, 2024 · The swastika's story begins thousands of years ago, with some of the earliest known artifacts dating back to the Paleolithic era. A striking example is a bird figurine found in Mezine , near Kiev, Ukraine, adorned with a swastika pattern, estimated to be up to fifteen thousand years old.
