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height. Upon the top surface are cut twenty-three cups, twelve of 
which are surrounded by single concentric rings, which in two cases 
have connecting grooves. On the West side of the stone is a sort 
of pocket, which may be natural or artiticial, and ten long grooves 
run across the stone in the direction of the grain." There are many 
others scattered upon the moor, and a careful investigation would 
doubtless develop others unknown. These stones are being con- 
stantly cut up. Three or four described as good ones, were cut up 
by the labourers in making the new road up to the panorama rocks, 
1882. Another very large one below the Cow and Calf series, which 
must by description have been exceedingly fine, was cut up a few 
years ago. It is to be greatly regretted that from the neglect or supine- 
ness of the residents of Ilkley, no attempt is made to preserve objects 
of such superlative interest to both archaeologist, student of humanity, 
and the ordinary visitor for health and recreation. 
The subjects of the dead and memorials of worship and supersti- 
tions forming so small a part of modern life had, probably, in the 
semi-barbarian stages a much greater influence, and occupied more 
attention and time. It is clear by the evidences that men must have 
lived long upon Rombalds Moor to dig graves, make burial urns, 
erect mounds and stone circles, and carve upon the rocks the symbols 
we have so imperfectly described. Yet the evidences of their, living 
and of how they lived, are singularly rare, or altogether wanting at 
Ilkley. We have no indisputable evidence of a British village upon the 
north side of the moor, where other works requiring time and labour are 
most evident. And upon the south side there are but two very prob- 
able settlements of huts evident, viz. : near the urn burials upon Bail- 
don Moor, and from these another group going towards Shipley Glen. 
Numerous hillocks of stone upon Green Crag, and upon other 
parts of the moor may have been huts, but examination fails to 
show it. Some of the hillocks excavated by Mr. Jon. Hainsworth, 
in the Lanshaw Delves, were in all probability huts for the lime- 
burners, yet in all these Mr. H. could find no actual proof of their 
being houses at all. But the life of hunters, or nomad cattle- 
tenters as the pre-historic people must have been, does not induce 
them to erect very substantial or permanent structures for living in. 
