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Cup and groove marked rock on the south slope of High Black Hill is a Bronze Age ritual or ceremonial monument located on Middleton Moor in Yorkshire. The rock surface bears a series of cup marks and linear groove marks characteristic of prehistoric rock art, likely dating to the Bronze Age period. Such marked rocks are thought to have held symbolic or ritual significance within Bronze Age communities, though their precise function remains uncertain. The monument's location within the upland landscape of Middleton Moor places it within a broader context of Bronze Age activity in the Pennine region.
Cup and groove marked rock on south slope of High Black Hill, 750m north of March Ghyll Reservoir, Middleton Moor Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014187. View the official record →
Cup and groove marked rock on the south slope of High Black Hill is a Bronze Age ritual or ceremonial monument located on Middleton Moor in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014187.
Cup and groove marked rock on south slope of High Black Hill, 750m north of March Ghyll Reservoir, Middleton Moor Enclosure 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 1014187.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of five carved rocks on the western ridge of Stanbury Hill (8.8 km), Rock with shallow cup and ring-markings at the western end of the ridge on Stanbury Hill (8.8 km), Rock with dense concentration of cup marks on Stanbury Hill (8.8 km).
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