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A carved rock with at least 12 cups, 560m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale is a Bronze Age or later rock carving located on the moorland of upper Teesdale in County Durham. The monument consists of a natural rock surface decorated with cup marks, simple circular depressions worked into the stone that represent one of the most characteristic forms of prehistoric rock art found across northern Britain. Such cup-marked rocks typically date to the Bronze Age, though their precise chronology remains uncertain, and they may have held ritual, territorial, or practical significance for the communities that created them. The site's location within the upland landscape of Baldersdale reflects the importance of moorland areas during prehistory and contributes to the broader archaeological record of rock art in the Pennine region.
A carved rock with at least 12 cups, 560m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016591. View the official record →
A carved rock with at least 12 cups, 560m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale is a Bronze Age or later rock carving located on the moorland of upper Teesdale in County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016591.
A carved rock with at least 12 cups, 560m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016591.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm (7.4 km), Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (7.7 km), Bowes Castle (7.8 km).
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