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Carved rock in field behind Bracken Hall Farm is a prehistoric rock carving located near Ilkley in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a natural rock surface bearing cup-and-ring markings, a form of rock art characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain. Such carvings are thought to have served ritual or ceremonial purposes, though their precise function remains uncertain. The site forms part of a wider concentration of similar prehistoric rock art found across the Pennine uplands of Yorkshire, an area rich in Bronze Age archaeological remains.
Carved rock in field behind Bracken Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009717. View the official record →
Carved rock in field behind Bracken Hall Farm is a prehistoric rock carving located near Ilkley in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009717.
Carved rock in field behind Bracken Hall 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 1009717.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carved bedrock close to road north east of the public toilets on Bracken Hall Green (0.2 km), Cup-marked rock between road and public toilets at Bracken Hall Green (0.3 km), Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House (0.3 km).
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