Cup and groove marked rock 450m WNW of Howgill Grange, Baldersdale

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History & significance

Cup and groove marked rock 450m WNW of Howgill Grange, Baldersdale is a prehistoric rock art monument consisting of a natural rock surface bearing anthropogenic cup marks and groove markings. The site dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, when such rock carvings were created across northern Britain, though the precise chronology remains uncertain. The cups are circular depressions pecked into the stone surface, often arranged in loose patterns, and the grooves form linear incisions connecting or supplementing these features. This type of rock art is thought to have held ritual or symbolic significance for prehistoric communities, though its precise purpose and meaning remain subjects of scholarly debate.

Cup and groove marked rock 450m WNW of Howgill Grange, Baldersdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016594. View the official record →

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