Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCarved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge

Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge

England
List entry 1014971
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014971
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 31478 43085
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Grey Stone is a carved rock situated in Grey Stone Pasture within Harewood Park in Yorkshire. The monument comprises a natural stone that bears evidence of human modification, though the precise nature and extent of its carved features reflect customary practices of prehistoric or early historic periods. Its location in the Harewood estate landscape suggests a territorial or ceremonial function within the broader settlement pattern of the region. The stone's survival within the managed parkland environment has preserved it as an archaeological record of past land use and monumental practices in Yorkshire.

Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014971. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge?

The Grey Stone is a carved rock situated in Grey Stone Pasture within Harewood Park in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014971.

Who is responsible for protecting Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge?

Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014971.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Harewood Castle (2.7 km), Rougemont Castle ringwork and bailey and associated fishponds and outwork (3.8 km), Rock carved human figure 570m south of King Lane Farm (4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge

Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.