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Carved rock on Pelstone Crag 530m west of Danefield House is a prehistoric rock art site located in Yorkshire. The monument consists of carved markings on natural rock outcrops on the crag, typical of rock art tradition found across northern Britain during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. Such carvings, when identifiable, commonly feature cup marks or cup-and-ring patterns pecked into the stone surface, though the specific motifs at this location would require direct archaeological documentation for precise characterisation. The site's survival on upland terrain reflects the preservation conditions of the moorland landscape and contributes to understanding prehistoric ritual or territorial expression in the Yorkshire region.
Carved rock on Pelstone Crag 530m west of Danefield House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016268. View the official record →
Carved rock on Pelstone Crag 530m west of Danefield House is a prehistoric rock art site located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016268.
Carved rock on Pelstone Crag 530m west of Danefield House 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 1016268.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup, ring and groove marked rock 2m south of north wall of Gab Wood 330m E of Moseley Farm, Cookridge (5.2 km), Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge (5.3 km), Cup and ring marked rock 40m south east of Hillcourt, Rawdon (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Carved rock on Pelstone Crag 530m west of Danefield House'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 on Pelstone Crag 530m west of Danefield House stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.