Knotties Stone

3D Model

This prehistoric carved rock is known as ‘Knotties Stone’, and can be found towards the eastern end of Beacon Hill, on Otley Chevin in West Yorkshire.

Boughey & Vickerman reference the carving IAG396 in ‘Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding’ and describe:

‘Medium-sized embedded rock of medium grit with small pebble inclusions (making it a surprising choice for carving). Two cups, one at the bottom of a groove leading from the centre of a design now difficult to make out, except three rings surround it: there are suggestions of two more inner rings the area is too worn to be clear about what was carved’.

Historic England listing: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1015619

Model created from 5 images captured by Richard Stroud at 5am on 21st June 2010 (checking alignments)

Since this imagery was captured, unauthorised excavation/clearing looks to have taken place. The full extent of the stone can be seen here https://skfb.ly/6yZAO (James found the stone like this)