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Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile north-east of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor, is a prehistoric rock art site located in Northumberland. The monument consists of natural rock surfaces incised with cup marks and concentric ring motifs, characteristics typical of Bronze Age rock art found throughout northern Britain. Such carvings are thought to date to the second millennium before Christ, though their precise chronological placement and interpretive meaning remain subjects of scholarly debate. The site represents an important example of prehistoric artistic expression and ritual practice within the landscape of Northumberland.
Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006532. View the official record →
Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile north-east of Buttony Wood, Horton Moor, is a prehistoric rock art site located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006532.
Cup and ring marked rocks 1/4 mile (400m) NE of Buttony Wood, Horton 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 1006532.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean (9.3 km), Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean (9.6 km), Unenclosed hut circle settlement and field plots east of Rackside, 450m south west of Cowboy's Cairn (9.8 km).
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