Ravenstone Rocks (Rocking Stone) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Rhiannon Apr 17, 2016

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Ravenstone Rocks

Rocking Stone

Rhiannon Apr 17, 2016

Hmm imagine being glowered over by those rocks on the hill above. And they can look after themselves (to a point):

On the edge of Ravenstone precipice, in Greenfield, there formerly stood a large rocking stone (by the rocking of which the Druids tried their criminals for minor offences), but this stone was ruthlessly destroyed by the miners engaged in excavating the Standedge canal tunnel. These worse than Celtic barbarians assembled on this spot, and blew this time-honoured memorial into countless fragments, one of which, however, struck one of the men and killed him on the spot.

From Saddleworth Sketches by Joseph Bradbury, 1871.

Sites within 20km of Ravenstone Rocks

Jacksons Barrow

Artificial Mound • 2.12km WNW

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Pots and Pans Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 2.91km SSW

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Pule Hill

Cairn(s) • 2.96km NNE
Saddleworth Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4km WSW

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Cock Crowing Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.08km ENE

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The Old Bull Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.53km E

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Royd Edge and Oldfield Hill Earthworks, Meltham

Enclosure • 9.81km ESE

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2
Rocking Stone Hill (Golcar)

Rocking Stone • 10.03km NE

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Wild Bank Hill

Round Cairn • 10.18km SSW

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Slate Pit Wood Cairnfield

Cairn(s) • 10.37km ENE

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Ringstone Edge Moor

10.85km N

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Ringstone Edge Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 10.86km N

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Beacon Hill Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.01km N

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Honley Old Wood Cairnfield

Cairn(s) • 11.18km ENE

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Ringstone Edge Mounds

Round Barrow(s) • 11.34km NNE

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Devil’s Footprint Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.69km ENE

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Butternab Camp, Crosland Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.93km ENE

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Crosland Moor Holy Well

Sacred Well • 12.79km NE

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3
Hagg Wood Cairnfield

Cairn(s) • 13.14km ENE
Turley Holes Moor Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 14.2km NNW

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Castle Hill (Huddersfield)

Hillfort • 14.58km ENE

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3
Higher House Moor Monolith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.64km NNW

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Two Lads (Withens Moor)

Cairn(s) • 14.82km NW

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Horse Clough

Chambered Tomb • 15.08km S

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Cown Edge

Round Cairn • 15.78km S

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Ludworth Intakes

Cairn(s) • 16.67km S

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Chisworth

Cup Marked Stone • 16.83km S

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3
Brown Low

Round Barrow(s) • 17.08km S

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2
Castle Hill (Ingbirchworth)

Hillfort • 18.35km E

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The Stones

Standing Stones • 18.58km WNW

13
Bent Head

Cup Marked Stone • 19.14km NW

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Mellor Hilltop

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.16km S

2

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Blackheath Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.18km NW
Blackheath Circle

Enclosure • 19.36km NW

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Wicken Hill

Enclosure • 19.69km NNW

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Churn Milk Joan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.88km NNW

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