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Carved rock in West Pasture is a prehistoric rock art panel located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of cup and ring markings carved into the natural rock surface, typical of the Bronze Age artistic tradition found across northern Britain. Such rock carvings represent an important class of ritual or ceremonial monuments whose precise chronological dating and interpretive significance remain subjects of ongoing archaeological study. The monument's preservation as a designated heritage asset reflects its archaeological value as evidence of prehistoric activity and artistic practice in the Yorkshire landscape.
Carved rock in West Pasture 385m south west of The Rigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018248. View the official record →
Carved rock in West Pasture is a prehistoric rock art panel located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018248.
Carved rock in West Pasture 385m south west of The Rigg 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 1018248.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A carved rock between The Stang Forest boundary wall and Woodclose Gill, 750m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor (8.9 km), A rock with a cup and a groove, in the south west corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, 790m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor (8.9 km), A carved rock and boulder walling, near the south wall of Scale Knoll Allotment, 500m north east of Black Hill Gate (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Carved rock in West Pasture 385m south west of The Rigg's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Carved rock in West Pasture 385m south west of The Rigg stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.