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Cup and groove marked rock near Grouse Butts on Foldshaw Ridge is a Bronze Age rock art site located on Middleton Moor in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a natural rock surface bearing cup marks and groove markings, motifs characteristic of British prehistoric rock art traditions dating to the Bronze Age period. Such marked rocks served ritual or territorial functions within upland Bronze Age communities and remain significant indicators of prehistoric land use patterns in the Pennine landscape. The site's location on open moorland reflects the seasonal exploitation of upland areas during the Bronze Age, when such high-altitude zones were utilised for pastoral activities and ceremonial practices.
Cup and groove marked rock near grouse butts on Foldshaw Ridge 905m ESE of Wards End, Middleton Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014158. View the official record →
Cup and groove marked rock near Grouse Butts on Foldshaw Ridge is a Bronze Age rock art site located on Middleton Moor in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014158.
Cup and groove marked rock near grouse butts on Foldshaw Ridge 905m ESE of Wards End, Middleton Moor 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 1014158.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill, 40m west of fork in path (8.4 km), Carved rock east of track north of Drake Hill (8.9 km), Rock with single cup near track north of Drake Hill (9 km).
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