Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCarved rock and two cairns 180m ESE of the shooting shelter, Middleton Moor Enclosure

Carved rock and two cairns 180m ESE of the shooting shelter, Middleton Moor Enclosure

England
List entry 1014179
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Carved rock and two cairns 180m ESE of the shooting shelter, Middleton Moor Enclosure is a Bronze Age monument complex located on Middleton Moor in Yorkshire. The site comprises a carved rock featuring cup-and-ring markings typical of prehistoric rock art, accompanied by two burial cairns that reflect the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities. The cup-and-ring carvings represent evidence of ritual or symbolic activity during the Bronze Age period, whilst the cairns indicate the use of the moor as a burial landscape. This grouping exemplifies the clustering of Bronze Age ritual and funerary monuments characteristic of upland areas across northern England during the second millennium before the present.

Carved rock and two cairns 180m ESE of the shooting shelter, Middleton Moor Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014179. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Carved rock and two cairns 180m ESE of the shooting shelter, Middleton Moor Enclosure?

Carved rock and two cairns 180m ESE of the shooting shelter, Middleton Moor Enclosure is a Bronze Age monument complex located on Middleton Moor in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014179.

Who is responsible for protecting Carved rock and two cairns 180m ESE of the shooting shelter, Middleton Moor Enclosure?

Carved rock and two cairns 180m ESE of the shooting shelter, Middleton Moor Enclosure 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 1014179.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carved rock and two cairns 180m ESE of the shooting shelter, Middleton Moor Enclosure?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of five carved rocks on the western ridge of Stanbury Hill (8.7 km), Rock with shallow cup and ring-markings at the western end of the ridge on Stanbury Hill (8.7 km), Rock with dense concentration of cup marks on Stanbury Hill (8.7 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Carved rock and two cairns 180m ESE of the shooting shelter, Middleton Moor Enclosure