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Incised rocks on Gled Law is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises a series of rock surfaces bearing cup-and-ring marks, a distinctive form of prehistoric carved decoration commonly found across northern Britain and dating to the Bronze Age, roughly 2000 to 800 BC. The incised motifs, consisting of small cupules surrounded by concentric rings pecked into the rock face, represent ritual or territorial marking practices of Bronze Age communities and provide evidence of the cultural activities and beliefs of prehistoric populations in the region. Such rock art panels remain significant archaeological resources for understanding the symbolic and ceremonial dimensions of Bronze Age society in northern England.
Incised rocks on Gled Law is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006558. View the official record →
Incised rocks on Gled Law is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006558.
Incised rocks on Gled Law 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 1006558.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean (8.7 km), Two prehistoric hut circles and field enclosure 560m south west of Cowboy's Cairn (8.9 km), Promontory fort 330m south east of Middleton Dean (9 km).
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