Scheduled Monuments›England›Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale

Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale

England
List entry 1016592
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016592
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NY 95152 20221
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale is a Neolithic or Bronze Age rock surface featuring a series of cupmarks and linear groove marks. The rock lies in an upland location within Baldersdale in County Durham and represents a form of ritual or symbolic rock art characteristic of prehistoric northern Britain. Such decorated rocks, found across northern England and Scotland, remain enigmatic in purpose, though they are typically associated with ceremonial or territorial functions during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument and contributes to the archaeological understanding of prehistoric activity in the Pennine uplands.

Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016592. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale?

Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale is a Neolithic or Bronze Age rock surface featuring a series of cupmarks and linear groove marks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016592.

Who is responsible for protecting Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale?

Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale 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 1016592.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm (7.4 km), Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (7.8 km), Bowes Castle (7.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm
7.4 km
Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse
7.8 km
Bowes Castle
7.9 km
Roman Fort (Lavatrae)
7.9 km
Late prehistoric walled settlement 200m south-south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse
8 km
Roman signal station and camp 270m north east of Bowes Moor Hotel
8 km
Late prehistoric ditched, scarp-edge settlement 400m south-south-west of East Mellwaters farmhouse
8.1 km
Romano-British settlement 740m WNW of Old Spital
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale

Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cup and groove marked rock 590m north of Brier Dykes, Baldersdale

CatterickRoman town · ~21.4 miles
Domesday entry for Mickleton, Yorkshire →
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