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A prehistoric carved rock with four cups 620m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale is a Bronze Age rock art monument located in the upland landscape of upper Teesdale in north Yorkshire. The rock features four cup marks, shallow circular depressions pecked into the stone surface, which represent a form of rock art common to the Bronze Age period across northern Britain. Such cup-marked stones are thought to have held ritual or ceremonial significance within prehistoric communities, though the precise purpose of individual examples remains uncertain. The monument's survival in the exposed moorland environment of Baldersdale testifies to the enduring quality of Bronze Age rock art and its importance as evidence for prehistoric activity in the Pennine uplands.
A prehistoric carved rock with four cups 620m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016593. View the official record →
A prehistoric carved rock with four cups 620m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale is a Bronze Age rock art monument located in the upland landscape of upper Teesdale in north Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016593.
A prehistoric carved rock with four cups 620m 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 1016593.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm (7.5 km), Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (7.8 km), Bowes Castle (7.9 km).
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