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Cup and ring marked rock, 940m south-west of Wagtail Farm, is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland. The monument consists of a natural rock surface bearing cup marks and ring marks, a form of prehistoric rock art characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain. Such decorated rocks are believed to have held ritual or ceremonial significance for Bronze Age communities, though their exact purpose remains subject to scholarly debate. The site exemplifies the rock art tradition found throughout Northumberland and the wider upland regions of northern England during the second millennium BC.
Cup and ring marked rock, 940m south-west of Wagtail Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011289. View the official record →
Cup and ring marked rock, 940m south-west of Wagtail Farm, is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011289.
Cup and ring marked rock, 940m south-west of Wagtail Farm 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 1011289.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 320m WNW of Old Stell Crag (4.2 km), Bastle 150m south west of Morrelhirst (4.3 km), Simonside Cairn 670m west-north-west of Old Stell Crag (4.4 km).
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