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Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm

England
List entry 1014980
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014980
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD 99398 49722
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House is an ancient monument situated near Snaygill Farm in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises a rock face with carved markings of archaeological interest, located on a bank alongside a track in this rural landscape. The monument remains of uncertain dating, though such carved rocks in this region may relate to prehistoric or early medieval activity. The precise purpose and chronology of the carvings require further archaeological investigation to establish their historical significance with certainty.

Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014980. View the official record →

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What is Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm?

Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House is an ancient monument situated near Snaygill Farm in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014980.

Who is responsible for protecting Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm?

Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill 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 1014980.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked rock in wall at High Snaygill 80m east of High Laithe (0.2 km), Rock with at least one cup mark 310m east of Cawder Hall Farm (0.9 km), Long barrow and superimposed round cairn on Black Hill (2.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cup and ring marked rock in wall at High Snaygill 80m east of High Laithe
0.2 km
Rock with at least one cup mark 310m east of Cawder Hall Farm
0.9 km
Long barrow and superimposed round cairn on Black Hill
2.6 km
Black Hill round cairn
2.6 km
Cup and ring marked rock 150m west of Low Edge Farm, Bradley Moor
3 km
Cup, ring and groove marked rock south of derelict wall on Bradley Moor, 70m south west of Low Edge Farm
3.1 km
Kildwick Bridge
4.4 km
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement with an outlying bank and ditch on Counter Hill, 220m north east of Moorcock Hall
5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm

Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.4 miles
Domesday entry for Snaygill, Yorkshire →
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