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Cup and ring marked rocks on Chirnells Moor is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland, east of Red Chirnells. The monument comprises natural rock outcrops bearing prehistoric cup and ring carvings, a form of rock art characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain. Such markings, consisting of simple cups or cups surrounded by concentric rings pecked into the stone surface, remain enigmatic in purpose, though they are thought to relate to ritual or ceremonial practices of their time. The site represents an important example of the rock art tradition found across the upland regions of northern England and Scotland during the Bronze Age.
Cup and ring marked rocks on Chirnells Moor, 800m east of Red Chirnells is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011294. View the official record →
Cup and ring marked rocks on Chirnells Moor is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland, east of Red Chirnells. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011294.
Cup and ring marked rocks on Chirnells Moor, 800m east of Red Chirnells 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 1011294.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British farmstead, 175m south of Cockpit Well (2.9 km), Cairn 570m east-north-east of Wittondean Farm (3.3 km), Cairn 670m south of Great Tosson (3.3 km).
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