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Cup and groove marked rock on the south bank of Scaletree Gill is a prehistoric rock carving located in Baldersdale, County Durham. The rock bears a series of cup marks and groove marks characteristic of Neolithic and Bronze Age rock art traditions in northern Britain, dating to approximately 3000–1500 BCE. Such marked rocks are typically interpreted as ritual or ceremonial features, though their precise function remains uncertain and subject to scholarly debate. The monument's position on the gill bank suggests it may have held significance within the wider prehistoric landscape of the Pennine region.
Cup and groove marked rock on the south bank of Scaletree Gill, 560m north west of Park House Farm, Baldersdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016603. View the official record →
Cup and groove marked rock on the south bank of Scaletree Gill is a prehistoric rock carving located in Baldersdale, County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016603.
Cup and groove marked rock on the south bank of Scaletree Gill, 560m north west of Park House Farm, 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 1016603.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three cairns on Ravock, Bowes Moor, 830m north east of Ravock Castle (6.6 km), Cairn on a prominent knoll and cairnfield to its south east on Ravock, Bowes Moor (7 km), Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup and groove marked rock on the south bank of Scaletree Gill, 560m north west of Park House Farm, Baldersdale's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cup and groove marked rock on the south bank of Scaletree Gill, 560m north west of Park House Farm, Baldersdale stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.