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Rock with at least four large cups and a groove north of Dryas Dike 800m ESE of Wards End, Middleton Moor is a Bronze Age cup and groove rock carving located on the high moorland of the South Pennines. The monument consists of a natural rock surface bearing at least four substantial cup marks together with a linear groove, a form of rock art typical of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain, generally dated between 2500 and 1500 BCE. Such cup and groove carvings remain among the most enigmatic monuments of prehistoric Yorkshire, with their precise ceremonial or practical function continuing to be debated by scholars, though they are often interpreted as having ritual or territorial significance within Bronze Age communities. The rock's exposure on open moorland has ensured its survival, though weathering has affected the precision of the carved marks.
Rock with at least four large cups and a groove north of Dryas Dike 800m ESE of Wards End, Middleton Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014152. View the official record →
Rock with at least four large cups and a groove north of Dryas Dike 800m ESE of Wards End, Middleton Moor is a Bronze Age cup and groove rock carving located on the high moorland of the South Pennines. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014152.
Rock with at least four large cups and a groove north of Dryas Dike 800m ESE of Wards End, Middleton Moor 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 1014152.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill, 40m west of fork in path (8.4 km), Carved rock east of track north of Drake Hill (8.9 km), Rock with single cup near track north of Drake Hill (8.9 km).
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