Snowden Crags

Coordinates: 53°57′15.64″N 1°43′51.61″W / 53.9543444°N 1.7310028°W

Snowden Crags

Snowden Crags is a prehistoric archaeological site on Askwith Moor in North Yorkshire, England. Local antiquarian Eric Cowling recorded a stone circle^[1] and a concentration of cairns^[2] at the location in a 1946 survey, but the site remained obscure due to the density of heather covering it for most of the year. It was rediscovered in 2010 by amateur archaeologist Paul Bennett,^[3] who described the stone circle in more detail and noted the presence of a robber trench of unknown date at its centre.^[1]

A neighbouring area of moorland, Snowden Carr, contains a large amount of prehistoric rock carvings that were also recorded by Cowling.^[4]

References

1. Bennett, Paul (23 May 2010). "Snowden Crags Circle, Askwith Moor, North Yorkshire". The Northern Antiquarian. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
2. Bennett, Paul (23 May 2010). "Snowden Crags Necropolis, Askwith Moor, North Yorkshire". The Northern Antiquarian. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
3. Jack, Jim (26 September 2010). "Archaeologists find ‘tomb of tribal king’ hidden on moor". Wharfedale & Airedale Observer. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
4. Bennett, Paul (25 May 2010). "Tree Of Life Stone, Snowden Carr, Askwith, North Yorkshire". The Northern Antiquarian. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

Further reading

• Cowling, Eric T. (1937). "Cup and Ring Markings to the North of Otley". Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 33: 3.
• Cowling, Eric T. (1946). Rombald’s Way: A Prehistory of mid-Wharfedale. Otley: William Walker.