The Hitching Stone is a gritstone erratic block on Keighley Moor, North Yorkshire, near Earl Crag and the village of Cowling. It is very close to the border between North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire and the border between Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Geography
The Hitching Stone is from the town of Keighley and is at an elevation of . == History ==
History
The Hitching Stone and all the other erratic boulders on Keighley Moor were put in place thousands to possibly millions of years ago during the Pleistocene Epoch. The Hitching Stone most likely originally came from Earl Crag during this time. == Features ==
Features
On the southern side of the boulder a large bath-like recess is found, that fills with rain water. A large recess in the western side of the stone is still known today as the Priests Chair. There is some speculation that the stone was used for religious rituals. == Gallery ==
Gallery
File:The Hitching Stone, Keighley Moor - geograph.org.uk - 127023.jpg|The Hitching Stone File:The Hitching Stone with people around it.jpg|People visiting the Hitching Stone File:Hitching Stone (south side) - geograph.org.uk - 427679.jpg|The south side of the Hitching Stone File:The Hitching Stone from the east - geograph.org.uk - 1662102.jpg|The Hitching Stone from the east File:Hitching Stone (pool) - geograph.org.uk - 427687.jpg|The pool of water in the Hitching Stone == See also ==