“On Ilkley Moor baht’ at” - because of a random thread this morning I looked this up and for the first time in 40+ years finally learned the true meaning. “Without a hat”. Now it all makes sense.

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A Walk on Ilkley Moor: Wind, Rock Art, and a Mild Sense of Betrayal

A walk “On Ilkla Moor”, though not “Baht ’at,” as I had the good sense to wear a buff. The wind was still rather sharp.

Ilkley Moor, an eastern limb of the Pennines, sits between the Wharfe and Aire valleys. This expanse of rough moorland is littered with relics of prehi ...

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"The movers move
The shakers shake
The winners write their history
But from high on the high hills it all looks like nothing"

A welcome breath of fresh air, a stone circle I've wanted to visit for 26 years and 1 day, and enough prehistoric rock art to keep even the most fanatical cup and ring fancier happy.

Clockwise from top left: Twelve Apostles stone circle, Little Skirtful of Stones cairn, detail of The Badger Stone, the top of Ilkley Moor.

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