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The Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry Place

England
List entry 1019434
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019434
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
NY 31401 05837
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Langdale Boulders are a prehistoric rock art site located in Great Langdale, Westmorland, comprising two boulders bearing carved cup-and-ring marks typical of Bronze Age rock art traditions. The carvings represent important evidence of ritual or symbolic activity during the prehistoric period, though the precise dating and function of such rock art remains subject to scholarly interpretation. The site's location in the Lake District landscape connects it to broader patterns of Bronze Age settlement and use of upland areas in northern England. The boulders constitute a significant record of prehistoric artistic expression and continue to serve as markers of ancient human activity in the Langdale valley.

The Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry Place is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019434. View the official record →

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What is The Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry Place?

The Langdale Boulders are a prehistoric rock art site located in Great Langdale, Westmorland, comprising two boulders bearing carved cup-and-ring marks typical of Bronze Age rock art traditions. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019434.

Who is responsible for protecting The Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry Place?

The Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry Place 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 1019434.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry Place?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moot mound at Fell Foot Farm, Little Langdale (3 km), Castle Howe hillfort, Little Langdale (3.1 km), Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot (3.2 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moot mound at Fell Foot Farm, Little Langdale
3 km
Castle Howe hillfort, Little Langdale
3.1 km
Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell Foot
3.2 km
Long Intakes medieval dispersed settlement and associated kiln 370m south of Fell Foot
3.4 km
Roman road up Wrynose Pass
4.1 km
Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing works
4.5 km
Roman road in Wrynose Bottom
4.8 km
Yewdale lime kiln 380m south west of Low Yewdale
7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry Place

The Langdale Boulders, two prehistoric rock art sites in Great Langdale 250m south of Harry Place stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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