Scheduled MonumentsEnglandIncised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor

Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor

England
List entry 1006538
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006538
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
NU 02077 27834, NU 02096 27839
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland, England. The monument comprises rocks bearing incised cup and ring markings, a form of prehistoric rock art characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain. Such markings represent some of the earliest monumental art in the British Isles and are thought to hold ritual or ceremonial significance, though their precise purpose remains contested among scholars. The site's survival within the woodland setting of North Plantation preserves an important record of prehistoric artistic expression and territorial or spiritual practices in the region.

Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006538. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor?

Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006538.

Who is responsible for protecting Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor?

Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry 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 1006538.

What other scheduled monuments are near Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder (7.6 km), Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill (7.7 km), Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod (7.9 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor

Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.