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Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm

England
List entry 1018247
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018247
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 06086 15205
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm is a prehistoric rock carving located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises cup and ring marks incised into natural stone outcrops, a form of rock art characteristic of the Bronze Age period. Such carvings represent significant evidence of ritual or symbolic activity in prehistoric Britain, though their precise purpose remains subject to scholarly interpretation. The monument's survival and protection under heritage designation reflects its importance as a record of early human artistic expression in the region.

Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018247. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm?

Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm is a prehistoric rock carving located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018247.

Who is responsible for protecting Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm?

Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm 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 1018247.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 365m east of Shooters Well (10.3 km), Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well (10.4 km), Cup and ring marked stone on Gayles Plantation 410m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg (10.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 365m east of Shooters Well
10.3 km
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well
10.4 km
Cup and ring marked stone on Gayles Plantation 410m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
10.6 km
Cup marked stone 490m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
10.7 km
Cup marked stone 495m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
10.7 km
Cup and ring marked stone 440m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
10.7 km
Cup and ring marked stone 465m NNE of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
10.7 km
Cup and ring marked stone 520m north east of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg
10.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm

Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Carved rock 160m north west of Abbey Farm

CatterickRoman town · ~14.2 milesBattle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~20.8 miles
Domesday entry for Egglestone, Yorkshire →
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