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Cup and groove marked rock north of Birch Close Farm house, High Eldwick is a prehistoric rock art site located in West Yorkshire. The monument consists of a natural rock surface decorated with cup marks and linear groove incisions, typologically characteristic of Bronze Age rock art traditions found throughout northern Britain. Such carved rocks, whose precise chronological placement remains debated among scholars, are thought to date broadly to the Bronze Age period, though some examples may extend into later prehistory. The site represents an important example of the rock art tradition in the Yorkshire uplands and contributes to understanding prehistoric ritual, territorial marking, or artistic practices in the region.
Cup and groove marked rock north of Birch Close Farm house, High Eldwick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011727. View the official record →
Cup and groove marked rock north of Birch Close Farm house, High Eldwick is a prehistoric rock art site located in West Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011727.
Cup and groove marked rock north of Birch Close Farm house, High Eldwick 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 1011727.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed settlement known as `Soldier's Trench' including a cup-marked rock (2.8 km), Cup-marked rock close to road south east of a small car park south east of Bracken Hall Farm. (2.9 km), Carved bedrock close to road north east of the public toilets on Bracken Hall Green (2.9 km).
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