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Prehistoric enclosure, carved rocks and orthostat wall, Buck Wood is a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument located in Yorkshire, comprising an earthwork enclosure with associated carved rock art and a wall constructed from orthostat stones. The site demonstrates the ritual or defensive significance attached to elevated locations during prehistory, with the orthostat construction technique indicating substantial investment in its architectural definition. The carved rocks suggest symbolic or territorial marking practices characteristic of later prehistoric societies in northern Britain. The monument's survival within Buck Wood preserves evidence of landscape use and monumentality during the prehistoric period, though the precise chronology and function of the various elements remain subjects of archaeological interpretation.
Prehistoric enclosure, carved rocks and orthostat wall, Buck Wood, 195m west of football ground is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1429927. View the official record →
Prehistoric enclosure, carved rocks and orthostat wall, Buck Wood is a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument located in Yorkshire, comprising an earthwork enclosure with associated carved rock art and a wall constructed from orthostat stones. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1429927.
Prehistoric enclosure, carved rocks and orthostat wall, Buck Wood, 195m west of football ground 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 1429927.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked rock 40m south east of Hillcourt, Rawdon (2.7 km), Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green (2.8 km), Cup marked rock in Calverley Wood, 200m north east of junction of Calverley Cutting and Thornhill Drive (2.8 km).
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Prehistoric enclosure, carved rocks and orthostat wall, Buck Wood, 195m west of football ground stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.