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Carved rock north of Washbeck Green, 570m south of Haythwaite, Barningham Moor is a prehistoric carved stone located in North Yorkshire. The rock features cup and ring markings, a form of Rock Art characteristic of the Bronze Age in northern Britain, typically dating to the second millennium BC. Such carvings remain enigmatic in purpose, though they are thought to have held ritual or ceremonial significance for the communities that created them. The monument contributes to the archaeological landscape of Barningham Moor, an area rich in prehistoric remains.
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, 570m south of Haythwaite, Barningham Moor is a prehistoric carved stone located in North Yorkshire. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Carved rock north of Washbeck Green, 570m south of Haythwaite, Barningham Moor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Carved rock north of Washbeck Green, 570m south of Haythwaite, Barningham Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.