Snowden Crags

53°57′15.64″N 1°43′51.61″W / 53.9543444°N 1.7310028°W / 53.9543444; -1.7310028

Snowden Crags

Snowden Crags is a prehistoric archaeological site on Askwith Moor in North Yorkshire, England. Local antiquarian Eric Cowling recorded a stone circle[1] and a concentration of cairns[2] at the location in a 1946 survey, but the site remained obscure due to the density of heather covering it for most of the year. It was rediscovered in 2010 by amateur archaeologist Paul Bennett,[3] who described the stone circle in more detail and noted the presence of a robber trench of unknown date at its centre.[1]

A neighbouring area of moorland, Snowden Carr, contains a large amount of prehistoric rock carvings that were also recorded by Cowling.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Bennett, Paul (23 May 2010). "Snowden Crags Circle, Askwith Moor, North Yorkshire". The Northern Antiquarian. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  2. ^ Bennett, Paul (23 May 2010). "Snowden Crags Necropolis, Askwith Moor, North Yorkshire". The Northern Antiquarian. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  3. ^ Jack, Jim (26 September 2010). "Archaeologists find 'tomb of tribal king' hidden on moor". Wharfedale & Airedale Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  4. ^ Bennett, Paul (25 May 2010). "Tree Of Life Stone, Snowden Carr, Askwith, North Yorkshire". The Northern Antiquarian. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

Further reading

  • Cowling, Eric T. (1937). "Cup and Ring Markings to the North of Otley". Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. 33: 3.
  • Cowling, Eric T. (1946). Rombald’s Way: A Prehistory of mid-Wharfedale. Otley: William Walker.


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