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Carved rock north of Washbeck Green is an ancient monument located on Barningham Moor in Yorkshire, comprising a rock surface bearing cupule markings of prehistoric date. The carved motifs consist of cup-shaped depressions pecked into the rock face, a form of rock art characteristic of Bronze Age ritual or territorial expression in upland regions of northern England. Such carved rocks are relatively uncommon monuments in Yorkshire and provide evidence of prehistoric use of the moorland landscape. The precise function of the carvings remains uncertain, though they may have served ceremonial, astronomical, or marking purposes within the wider Bronze Age settlement pattern of the moor.
Carved rock north of Washbeck Green, 570m south of Haythwaite, Barningham Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017443. View the official record →
Carved rock north of Washbeck Green is an ancient monument located on Barningham Moor in Yorkshire, comprising a rock surface bearing cupule markings of prehistoric date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017443.
Carved rock north of Washbeck Green, 570m south of Haythwaite, Barningham Moor 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 1017443.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn on Holgate How (3.9 km), Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well (5.6 km), Cup and ring marked stone on Gayles Plantation 410m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg (6 km).
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