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Prehistoric rock art west of Middle House is a Neolithic or Bronze Age rock carving site located in Northumberland, England. The site comprises cup-and-ring marked stones, a form of rock art characteristic of upland regions in northern Britain during the later prehistoric period. Such markings, consisting of circular depressions surrounded by concentric rings pecked into rock surfaces, remain archaeologically significant as evidence of ritual or symbolic practice, though their precise purpose continues to be debated among scholars. The site's location in the Northumbrian uplands places it within a broader landscape of prehistoric artistic expression distributed across northern England and Scotland.
Prehistoric rock art west of Middle House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1418656. View the official record →
Prehistoric rock art west of Middle House is a Neolithic or Bronze Age rock carving site located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1418656.
Prehistoric rock art west of Middle House 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 1418656.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp, 290m north west of Seldom Seen (2.3 km), Langley Barony Mines, Haydon Bridge (3.1 km), Bastles at Chesterwood (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric rock art west of Middle House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Prehistoric rock art west of Middle House stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.