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Grey Stone
Hob Uid: 53173
Location : Leeds Harewood
Grid Ref : SE3147043080
Summary : A large gritstone rock carved on several faces. At the north corner, a small vertical face is carved with six concentric rings. At the west corner, a sloping scoop has eight cups, with more cup like hollows above them.
More information : [SE 3147 4308] Grey Stone [T.I.] (1) The Grey Stone in Harewood Park bears a carving of the 'cup and ring' type similar to the markings on the Panorama Stone Ilkley. The carving has a shield like appearance, with seven concentric ovals, and is 24 ins high by 21 ins. wide. By a classification of local cup and ring markings, the Grey Stone example appears to be one of the earliest in the district with a suggested dating to the early Bronze age. (2) Grey Stone is a boulder of millstone grit standing isolated on high ground. It has a base of 4.0 m by 2.5 m and is 2.5m high. The carving appears 1.0m from ground level on the N. side and is well defined. It is correctly described by Authy 2. See G.P. AO/61/169/4 for concentric ring markings. (3) Condition unchanged. (4) Grey Stone, a large glacial erratic situated in pastureland just below the top of a quite steep N facing slope, is basically as described by authorities 2 and 3. There are several large naturally weathered holes and grooving on the top and down the E and W sides of the boulder but on the SW side are about 8 or more small circular hollows 0.05 to 0.08m in diameter and 0.02m deep, which are almost certainly cup marks. A large piece of the S end of the boulder has split off. Published survey 1:2500 correct. (5)

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Source details : Ordnance Survey 25" 1908
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Source details : E C Waight/27-MAR-1961/Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator
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Source details : R Lewis/09-JUL-1963/Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigator
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Source details : I S Sainsbury/01-DEC-1986/RCHME Field Investigator
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Source details : English Heritage Schedule Entry 18/09/1996
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Source details : Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England Part 45 West Yorkshire
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Late Neolithic
Display Date : Late Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -2900
Monument Type : Cup And Ring Marked Stone
Evidence : Enhanced Natural Feature

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Cup And Ring Marked Stone
Evidence : Enhanced Natural Feature

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 29101
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 422873
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 34 SW 5
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1961-03-27
End Date : 1961-03-27

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1963-07-09
End Date : 1963-07-09

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1986-12-01
End Date : 1986-12-01

Historic England Research Records

Grey Stone