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Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm, is an ancient monument comprising five stones bearing carved markings located in Yorkshire, England. The rocks are scheduled as an ancient monument of national importance and are listed under National Heritage List entry 1018817. The carved marks on the stones represent examples of prehistoric rock art, likely dating to the Bronze Age or earlier periods when such ritual or symbolic marking of natural rock outcrops was practised across northern Britain. The site's exact chronology and the specific meanings of the carvings remain subjects of archaeological study, though the monument testifies to human activity and cultural expression in this upland wooded landscape during antiquity.
Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018817. View the official record →
Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm, is an ancient monument comprising five stones bearing carved markings located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018817.
Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee 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 1018817.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late prehistoric enclosed settlement in Crosley Wood, Bingley, 185m north of Scourer Bridge (2.1 km), Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 150m north of Shaygate Farm, Wilsden (2.1 km), Cairn 290m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor (2.4 km).
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