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Churn Milk Joan is a cup marked boundary stone located on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor in Yorkshire, England. The stone is marked with cup markings, a form of prehistoric rock art consisting of depressed circular motifs pecked into the stone surface, which suggest a Bronze Age or earlier date, though precise dating remains uncertain. Such cup marked stones often served functions relating to territorial demarcation or ritual significance within prehistoric communities. The stone's vernacular name, Churn Milk Joan, reflects local oral tradition associated with the moorland landscape, though the original purpose and significance of this particular marker remain a matter of archaeological interpretation.
Cup marked boundary stone known as Churn Milk Joan on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor, 580m north of Foster Clough Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015096. View the official record →
Churn Milk Joan is a cup marked boundary stone located on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015096.
Cup marked boundary stone known as Churn Milk Joan on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor, 580m north of Foster Clough Bridge 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 1015096.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 440m north west of Rough Bottom on Midgeley Moor (0.7 km), Cairn on Midgley Moor, 400m north east of Upper Han Royd (0.7 km), Cairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd (0.9 km).
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