Area of carved bedrock known as the ‘Hanging Stones Rock’ on Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire.
The rock was saved from the quarryman’s chisel in the mid 19thC, when the carvings importance was first recognised. Having being recorded and drawn by various people from the mid 19thC onwards, it was added by CSI: Rombalds Moor Project to ERA in 2013. This model shows the most easterly section of carved outcrop and is comprised of coarse grit sandstone. The undulating surface is pock marked with differentially weathered irregular bowls, solution holes, some of which resemble cup marks. The motifs on this section comprises of cups, arcs, grooves and multiple rings.
ERA Record: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/era/section/panel/overview.jsf?eraId=2660
Historic England listing: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1012008
Decimated model created from 101 stereo pairs captured during CSI recording on 22nd July 2013. The imagery formed part of the CSI:Rombalds Moor / ERA archive.
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