Barmishaw Stone

Nearest town:
Ilkley (2km NNW)
OS reference:
SE112464
OS sheet:
104
Latitude:
53° 54' 47.99 N
Longitude:
1° 49' 46.11 W
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Images

Image of Barmishaw Stone (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by Kozmik_Ken

Title: Ghost in the Wood
Medium: Digital Art
Description: Inspired by the Barmishaw Stone Prehistoric Rock Carving, Ilkley Moor.

Image credit: Andy H
Kozmik_Ken
Kozmik_Ken Sep 21, 2006
Image of Barmishaw Stone (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by David Raven

The faded but fabulous carvings on the Barmishaw stone. May 2006.

Image credit: David Raven
David Raven
David Raven May 28, 2006

Articles

Barmishaw Stone

stubob
stubob Aug 17, 2003

A smart stone but because it is so worn... a diagram of what is actually on the stone is well handy to fully appreciate it.

Barmishaw Stone

Chris Collyer
Chris Collyer Mar 22, 2003

The Barmishaw stone has some of Ilkley’s speciality carvings, the so called ‘ladders’. The patterns on the stone can be difficult to make out but there are said to be 6 of these ladder forms, as well as 24 cups, 9 of which have rings.
To find the stone, walk north from the Badger Stone, continue past the east-west track and continue roughly in the direction of the woods for 2 or 3 minutes. Although it is flat and only very low, the stone is a reasonable size and can be seen to the right in a clearing in the undergrowth.

Folklore

Barmishaw Stone
Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
Kozmik_Ken
Kozmik_Ken Oct 16, 2003

Barmishaw is said to translate as ‘Spirit in the woods’. This area of the moor has supposedly played host to a number of strange phenomena including fairies, alien abductions, earth lights and healing wells. Strangely enough the common thread between all the apparitions that have been reprted here is the colour green.

It’s obvious that the moor’s prehistoric inhabitants placed a strong importance in this area due to the number of rock carvings around the hillside spring.

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