In 2003 a fire swept over a large part of Fylingdales Moor and burnt the vegetation down to the bare earth. What remained was a blackened wilderness interspersed with 'white' rocks. Closer inspection of the rock revealed many of them were covered in rock art, some of which had been exposed and were eroded but others had recently been uncovered by the fire and thus much better protected from the elements.
Over 200 stones bore markings of some description and one in particular showed a variety of designs that some, especially the media, referred to as a map. That stone has since been reburied and is no longer on view but a copy can be seen in Whitby museum. On a recent field trip led by Graeme Chappell, co-author (with Paul Brown) of a book (see bibliography in reference section to the left) on the subject, we were able to see a number of the better rock art dispalys on the moor. The pictures below show some of them.
The map reference at the top of the page is a general location for the moor and not a specific stone or item of interest.
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