Swastika Stone

The Swastika Stone is a stone adorned with a swastika, located on the Woodhouse Crag on the northern edge of in , England. It is the only one of its kind known in Britain.
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Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: stone on Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Carved rock known as the Swastika Stone”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nebstone and Ilkley Moor.

Stone
The is a notable rock found close to the Swastika Stone on the northern edge of in , England. It has the appearance of the lid of a grand piano, and is located a few hundred yards to the west of the Keighley Road. is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Swastika Stone.

Heath
Photo: TJBlackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is part of , the moorland between and in , . The moor, which rises to 402 m above sea level, is the inspiration for the "county anthem" On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at. is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Swastika Stone.

Park
Photo: Stanley Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a park, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Swastika Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ilkley and Nesfield.

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in , part of the metropolitan borough of , with a population in 2021 of 15,000. It had a 19th-century heyday as a spa town, but the main reason to visit today is to walk the nearby countryside, especially Moor.

Hamlet
is a small village, 2 miles north-west of on the north bank of the , in the civil parish of with Langbar, in the county of , England. is situated 1½ miles north of Swastika Stone.

Village
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford district of , England, situated in the valley of the in Lower Wharfedale. is situated 2 miles northwest of Swastika Stone.

Swastika Stone

Latitude
53.9188° or 53° 55′ 8″ north
Longitude
-1.85592° or 1° 51′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C5WW49V+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29458931
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q7653994
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Swastika Stone” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Swastikasteen”
  • Tamil: “சுவஸ்திகா கல்”
  • Vietnamese: “Đá Chữ Vạn”

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Highlights include Rough Intake and Heber’s Ghyll.

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