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Four carved rocks on Blake Hill is an ancient monument comprising four stones bearing carved cup marks, located on the moorland of Baldersdale in Yorkshire. The carvings represent rock art of the Bronze Age period, when such ritual or territorial markings were created across northern Britain. The monument consists of natural rock outcrops that have been deliberately worked with shallow cupular depressions, a form of non-figurative rock art characteristic of prehistoric upland regions. The site's position on Blake Hill reflects the Bronze Age use of elevated moorland landscapes, and these carved rocks contribute to the archaeological understanding of ritual practice and territorial demarcation in the prehistoric period.
Four carved rocks on Blake Hill, 520m NNW of Hill Gill Farm, Baldersdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016613. View the official record →
Four carved rocks on Blake Hill is an ancient monument comprising four stones bearing carved cup marks, located on the moorland of Baldersdale in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016613.
Four carved rocks on Blake Hill, 520m NNW of Hill Gill Farm, Baldersdale 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 1016613.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm (7.4 km), Roman signal station and camp 270m north east of Bowes Moor Hotel (7.6 km), Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (8.2 km).
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