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Ilkley Quarry is the site of the famous "Cow and Calf", a large rock formation consisting of an outcrop and boulder, also known as Hangingstone Rocks. The rocks are made of millstone grit, a variety of sandstone, and are so named because one is large, with the smaller one sitting close to it, like a cow and calf.
Ilkley features in Stage 3 of the inaugural Tour, with the race set to enter from the west along the A65, before turning to climb up past the Cow and Calf. [58] The annual Tour de Yorkshire which is a spin-off from the 2014 Tour de France includes Ilkley as part of the route. In 2018 the stage 2 finish line was at the Cow and Calf rocks, its ...
Rombalds Moor consists of several moors, usually named after the nearest town or village bordering it. They include (clockwise from north): Ilkley Moor, Burley Moor, Hawksworth Moor, Baildon Moor, Bingley Moor, Morton Moor, and Addingham High Moor. There are over 400 examples of stones with cup and ring marks on them scattered across Rombalds ...
The route continues through Bramhope and along the Chevin before dropping into Menston, and then climbing up to Ilkley Moor for the wildest part of the route. After following the edge of the moor, the route descends via the Cow and Calf rocks, before coming to its end in the centre of Ilkley.
Cow and Calf, Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire. Made from Millstone Grit. Haslingden Tor. (Musbury Hill) Helmshore Rossendale, Lancashire; Scotland.
Kathy made sure the little calf got the message — moo-ve out of the way when there's food around. We're sure the little cow will never, ever, get in her way again. We're sure the little cow will ...
Ilkley Town A.F.C. is a football club based at Coutances Way, and compete in the Northern Counties East League. [5]Ben Rhydding Hockey Club is a field hockey club that is based at Countances Way, and competes in the Men's England Hockey League, the Women's England Hockey League, the North Hockey League and the Yorkshire & North East Hockey League.
The geology of the valley is split, with Upper Wharfedale consisting of carboniferous limestone of the Yoredale series. [15] In the lower part of Wharfedale, around Ilkley and Otley, the underlying stone is mostly millstone grit, [16] which can be seen best at the Cow and Calf rocks on the south side of the valley on Ilkley Moor. [17]