Cammon Stone, Rudland Rigg, Farndale
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Cammon Stone and its companion at the side of the ancient highway on Rudland Rigg.
Cammon Stone, Rudland Rigg, Coast to Coast
The Cammon Stone is located on the spine of Rudland Rigg which is located between Farndale Valley on the east and Bransdale on the west. Bloworth Wood is directly to the west of the Cammon Stone and is about 1 mile south of Bloworth Crossing and the Coast to Coast path. Indeed, the Stone is visible from Bloworth Crossing. The Cammon Stone is a Standing Stone but is also used as a Boundary Stone. There is a second, recumbent stone lying beside it, which is thought to have also been a Standing Stone, making a pair. Historic England lists the Cammon Stone with a Grade II Listing.
Cammon Stone Rudland Rigg
The west face of the Cammon Stone stands against and faces onto the medieval highway that provides passage from Kirkbymoorside (south) to Kildale (north), known as Westside Road. The Stone is 1.4m high and its base is 0.8m by 0.3m broadening to just over 1m.
Hebrew Inscription
A close up of part of the Cammon Stone's west face reveals the Hebrew word "Halleluiah". The inscription is reputed to have been made by Reverend W Strickland who was the vicar of Ingleby, in the 1800's. He took up ownership of the nearby Bransdale Mill in 1811. Another Hebrew inscription is present in the porch of the Mill. The west face if the face of the Stone
Cammon Stone East Face
The Cammon Stone dates to the Bronze Age. There is a large central cleft on the east side of the Stone. An inscription on this side of the Stone reads "1.7", below which is a 5 letter word ending in "W". The remaining letters cannot be read.
Cammon Stone South Face
The south face contains cup and ring marks. In the background is the 402m subsidiary summit of Rudland Rigg, behind which is Bloworth Crossing. The two clefts in the Stone are the result of erosion from rain water collecting and spilling from ithe depressions at the top of the Stone.
Companion to Cammon Stone
A second Stone lies to the east of the Cammon Standing Stone, and it is thought that this may once have stood erect beside the upright Stone.
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