A prehistoric carved rock found near Dobrudden Caravan Park on Baildon Moor, West Yorkshire, England.
Imagery for this model was captured on 14 July 2016. Unfortunately, even though this is a protected monument someone had crudely excavated the stone sometime in the previous week or so, leaving it open to the elements. The darker patina on the stone surface shows the area usually visible.
Uncovering carved rocks is not recommended in England and thought most likely to add to erosion. Although little (if any) official research has been undertaken in the UK on the impact of exposing rock art exposure, uncovering and recovering usually ends in the vegetation dying and the carved surface becoming fully exposed. In this instance, there’s a chance that water pooling could occur if the ground becomes saturated. Water pooling is known to hasten erosion on sandstone, as it weakens the stones natural cement (calcite / silica).
Low res version.
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