Cock Crowing Stone (Natural Rock Feature) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Cock Crowing Stone (Natural Rock Feature) by Kozmik_Ken

The Cock Crowing Stone on Meltham Moor.

Image credit: Andy H

Kozmik_Ken Apr 27, 2009

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Cock Crowing Stone

Natural Rock Feature

Kozmik_Ken Apr 27, 2009

The Cock Crowing Stone (not ‘Growing’ as some people have misread it) stands near the roadside, below West Nab on Meltham Moor. It’s impossible to miss due to having it’s name painted on in large white letters!

I’ve got no real further information regarding it’s provenance, folklore or otherwise. I’d only heard of it before, as when I found it quite by accident, I thought, “ah, there it is!“.

It’s name would suggest some kind of sunrise significance. It wouldn’t relate to any alignment on West Nab, so something else must be afoot.

If anyone has any further info, I’d love to see it. Maybe Mr Bennett can help on this one?

Cock Crowing Stone

Natural Rock Feature

wideford Apr 30, 2009

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The ‘unadorned’ side of this with location (site also shown supermposed on O.S.)

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Kozmik_Ken
Apr 2009

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