Swastika Stone

53°55′08″N 1°51′43″W

Swastika Stone design

A photograph of the original stone, its replica carving and the view it overlooks from Woodhouse Crag.

The Ilkley Moor design is similar to the Camunian rose of Sellero, Italy

The Swastika Stone is a stone adorned with a design that resembles a swastika, located on the Woodhouse Crag on the northern edge of Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire, England. The design has a double outline with four curved arms and an attached S-shape, each enclosing a so-called 'cup' mark, the like of which can be found on other stones nearby.

The stone is not verifiably dated; however the academic consensus suggests it to have been carved sometime around the Neolithic or early Bronze Age.^[1][2]

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
• Western use of the swastika in the early 20th century – Use of ancient religious symbol