Grubstones
The Grubstones is a stone circle on Burley Moor in West Yorkshire, England. It is believed to be either an embanked stone circle or a ring cairn.Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone circle in West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Grubstones Circle”, “Grubstones stone circle”, “Roms Law”, and “Rumbles Law”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cairn known as the Great Skirtful of Stones and Twelve Apostles.
Cairn known as the Great Skirtful of Stones
Archaeological site
Photo: Milestone Society, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairn known as the Great Skirtful of Stones is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Grubstones.
Twelve Apostles
Archaeological site
Photo: Adam Guy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Twelve Apostles is a stone circle near Ilkley and Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England. Twelve Apostles is situated 3,600 feet west of Grubstones.
Ilkley Moor
Heath
Photo: TJBlackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The moor, which rises to 402 m above sea level, is the inspiration for the Yorkshire "county anthem" On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at. Ilkley Moor is situated 1½ miles northwest of Grubstones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burley Woodhead and Ben Rhydding.
Burley Woodhead
Hamlet
Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burley Woodhead is a hamlet in the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is 1 mile to the south-west of Burley in Wharfedale and is approximately 3 miles from the spa town of Ilkley.
Ben Rhydding
Suburb
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ben Rhydding is a village in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Ilkley urban area and civil parish. The village is situated on a north-facing valley side beneath the Cow and Calf rocks and above and to the south of the River Wharfe. Ben Rhydding is situated 1½ miles north of Grubstones.
Burley in Wharfedale
Village
Photo: John Sparshatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burley in Wharfedale is a village and civil parish within the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, in the Wharfedale valley. In 2011, it had a population of 7,041. Burley in Wharfedale is situated 2 miles northeast of Grubstones.
Grubstones
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Burley, Bradford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.89853° or 53° 53′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.79378° or 1° 47′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C5WV6X4+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 29457182OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q14949373
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