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Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg, 310m north east of Goldrill bridge

England
List entry 1019437
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019437
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NY 40009 16068
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg is a Bronze Age or later rock carving site located in the Lake District region of Westmorland. The monument comprises cup and ring marks incised into natural rock outcrops, a characteristic form of rock art found across northern Britain during the Bronze Age and potentially earlier periods. Such carvings, whose exact chronology remains debated, likely held ritual or territorial significance for prehistoric communities. The site's position in the upland landscape near Goldrill reflects the distribution of similar rock art across the Lakeland fells, where such marks continue to provide evidence of prehistoric human activity and perception of the landscape.

Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg, 310m north east of Goldrill bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019437. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg, 310m north east of Goldrill bridge?

Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg is a Bronze Age or later rock carving site located in the Lake District region of Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019437.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg, 310m north east of Goldrill bridge?

Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg, 310m north east of Goldrill bridge 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 1019437.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg, 310m north east of Goldrill bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 180m east of Rydal Beck (8.6 km), Round cairn 200m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold (8.7 km), Round cairn 250m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold (8.8 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn 180m east of Rydal Beck
8.6 km
Round cairn 200m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold
8.7 km
Round cairn 250m south-south-west of Bluegill Fold
8.8 km
Northern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
8.8 km
Southern round cairn on north end of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
8.8 km
Settlement on W slope of The Tongue, Troutbeck Park
9.5 km
Round cairn 60m east of Hagg Gill
9.7 km
Round cairn 80m east of Hagg Gill
9.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg, 310m north east of Goldrill bridge

Prehistoric rock art at Green Rigg, 310m north east of Goldrill bridge stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

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