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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 →
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.
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.
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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