Swastika Stone
Stone adorned with a design that resembles a swastika
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The Swastika Stone is a stone adorned with a swastika, located on the Woodhouse Crag on the northern edge of Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire, England. It is the only one of its kind known in Britain.[1] The design has a double outline with four curved arms and an attached S-shape, each enclosing a so-called "cup" mark. Similar cup and ring marks can be found on other stones nearby.[2]
The stone has not been verifiably dated. The academic consensus suggests it to have been carved sometime around the Neolithic or early Bronze Age,[2][3] although Frank Elgee suggests that the design indicates a late Iron Age origin.[4]
See also
- Camunian rose – Prehistoric symbol from the petroglyphs of Valcamonica
- Fylfot – Anglo-Saxon and heraldic symbol
- Germanic pre-Christian use of the swastika
- Lauburu – Basque swastika
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
- Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century – Use of ancient Eurasian religious symbol
