| Rock carvings in western Yorkshire |
OTLEY - OTLEY CHEVIN.
This isolated boulder known as the Knottie's stone is located on
the southern slopes of Wharfe valley over looking the river
wharfe. Although very eroded the carving consists of a double cup
mark surrounded by four large concentric rings plus two lines
radiating from the inner ring, which form a pattern similar to
the rare "ladder" design found on Rombalds Moor. The
lines also point in the direction of Almescliffe crags - a large
rock out crop on the opposite valley side.
It has been suggested that a prehistoric trackway passed along
the upper slopes of the valley in this region and if this was the
case it would link up several carved rock sites such as Rombalds
Moor, Oltey Chevin and Harewood.
(Apparently "Knottie" is the nick-name given to E.T. Cowling - a local archaeologist)
