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Five carved rocks grouped between Dryas Dike and Delves Beck 840m ESE of Blackhill House, Middleton Moor is an ancient monument comprising five stone blocks bearing carved cup-and-ring markings. The carvings are characteristic of Bronze Age rock art, executed during the period roughly 1500 to 1000 BC, when such ritual or territorial inscriptions were made across northern Britain. The rocks remain in situ on Middleton Moor, positioned within a landscape rich in prehistoric remains including the nearby Dryas Dike and Delves Beck. The precise ceremonial or domestic function of these markings remains uncertain, though they represent significant evidence of the artistic and symbolic practices of Bronze Age communities in the Pennine region.
Five carved rocks grouped between Dryas Dike and Delves Beck 840m ESE of Blackhill House, Middleton Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014165. View the official record →
Five carved rocks grouped between Dryas Dike and Delves Beck 840m ESE of Blackhill House, Middleton Moor is an ancient monument comprising five stone blocks bearing carved cup-and-ring markings. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014165.
Five carved rocks grouped between Dryas Dike and Delves Beck 840m ESE of Blackhill House, Middleton 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 1014165.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill, 40m west of fork in path (8.1 km), Carved rock east of track north of Drake Hill (8.6 km), Cup and groove-marked rock north of Drake Hill (8.7 km).
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Five carved rocks grouped between Dryas Dike and Delves Beck 840m ESE of Blackhill House, Middleton Moor stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.