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The Knotties Stone is a rock outcrop bearing prehistoric cup and ring markings located on Otley Chevin in West Yorkshire. The stone displays the characteristic pecked cupules and concentric ring grooves typical of Bronze Age rock art in northern Britain, dating to approximately the second millennium BC. Such marked rocks remain among the earliest artistic expressions in the British archaeological record, though their precise ritual or symbolic purpose continues to be debated by scholars. The stone's position on the moorland landscape suggests it held significance within the Bronze Age communities of the Pennine region.
Cup and ring marked rock known as the Knotties Stone on Otley Chevin, 270m north east of The Royalty public house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015619. View the official record →
The Knotties Stone is a rock outcrop bearing prehistoric cup and ring markings located on Otley Chevin in West Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015619.
Cup and ring marked rock known as the Knotties Stone on Otley Chevin, 270m north east of The Royalty public house 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 1015619.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup, ring and groove marked rock 2m south of north wall of Gab Wood 330m E of Moseley Farm, Cookridge (5.2 km), Cup and ring marked rock 40m south east of Hillcourt, Rawdon (5.2 km), Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup and ring marked rock known as the Knotties Stone on Otley Chevin, 270m north east of The Royalty public house's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cup and ring marked rock known as the Knotties Stone on Otley Chevin, 270m north east of The Royalty public house stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.