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Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort

England
List entry 1418072
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1418072
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
NU0167632818
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort is a petroglyph site located in Northumberland, England, situated in proximity to The Ringses, a prehistoric hillfort in the region. The carvings represent evidence of ancient artistic and possibly ritual activity in the landscape, typical of rock art traditions found across northern Britain. Such petroglyphic assemblages are generally attributed to the prehistoric period, though precise dating of individual rock art sites remains challenging without associated archaeological evidence. The site's proximity to the hillfort suggests a relationship between the rock art and the defensive or ceremonial functions of the wider archaeological complex.

Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1418072. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort?

Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort is a petroglyph site located in Northumberland, England, situated in proximity to The Ringses, a prehistoric hillfort in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1418072.

Who is responsible for protecting Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort?

Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort 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 1418072.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton (9.7 km), Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton (9.7 km), Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn (10 km).

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Overview
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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval shieling 600m south east of South Middleton
9.7 km
Iron Age defended settlement 740m south east of South Middleton
9.7 km
Roman period native settlement on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 430m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
10 km
The Ringles defended settlement 1025m north west of Middleton Dean
10.1 km
Roman period native enclosed settlement and scooped enclosure on the south east slopes of Brands Hill, 350m north west of Cowboy's Cairn
10.2 km
Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and field system with burial cairns south west of Brands Hill, 350m ENE of Langlee
10.2 km
South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean
10.2 km
Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort

Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Rock art 350m east of The Ringses hillfort

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~3.9 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~8.3 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~14.7 miles
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