Unlike most of the other rock art sites on Ilkley Moor, Willy Hall’s Wood Stone is situated in a forested area, with filtered views through the trees. (OS Grid Reference SE 11584 46592 / 53.915340, -1.825120).
The carvings on this large boulder consist of at least twenty Cup motifs:
Large, fairly smooth grit rock, lying on surface of ground. Complex design worn and not easy to make out: twenty or more cups, at least three with double, and six with single rings or grooves round, other groove designs, possible cups on NE and SW vertical faces.
Boughey and Vickerman (2003)
Willy Hall’s Wood Stone is also known as:
- Willie Hall
- ERA-2343
- Boughey & Vickerman (258) / PRAWR 258
- SAM 25366
- PRN196
Getting to Willy Hall’s Wood Stone
The easiest access to Willy Hall’s Wood Stone is from the White Wells carpark; from here walk to the old pump house and then uphill towards Willy Hall’s Spout (waterfall). A steep-ish climb up beside the waterfall takes you into Willy Hall’s Wood, with the large stone being at the southern or upper end of the forest. The Ilkley Moor loop hike passes this site and a number of others on the moor.
More information
- Sketchfab – Willie Hall Wood [3D model]
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