The Scout Rock on the south side of the valley in Mytholmroyd features heavily in Ted Hughes' autobiography, "The Rock". Hughes was born in the village, before moving to Mexborough, but latterly owned a property in Mytholmroyd in his adulthood. Hughes claimed that Scout Rock cast its mood over the village. Local writer Ben Myers also used Scout Rock as a backdrop for his non-fiction book "Under the Rock" released in 2018 which charts his time here after moving to the Calder Valley from London.