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Three carved rocks near grouse butts on Foldshaw Ridge, 870 metres east-south-east of Wards End on Middleton Moor in Yorkshire, is a prehistoric monument comprising three rock outcrops bearing carved cup-and-ring marks. The carvings represent a form of rock art characteristic of the Bronze Age, though the exact dating of such motifs remains subject to scholarly debate, with some attributable to the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods. The marks take the form of circular depressions with concentric rings pecked into the stone surface, a common type of cup-and-ring marking found across northern Britain. These carvings represent an important survival of prehistoric artistic expression on the moorland landscape and contribute to the archaeological record of ceremonial or domestic activity in the upland regions of Yorkshire during prehistoric times.
Three carved rocks near grouse butts on Foldshaw Ridge 870m ESE of Wards End, Middleton Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014155. View the official record →
Three carved rocks near grouse butts on Foldshaw Ridge, 870 metres east-south-east of Wards End on Middleton Moor in Yorkshire, is a prehistoric monument comprising three rock outcrops bearing carved cup-and-ring marks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014155.
Three carved rocks near grouse butts on Foldshaw Ridge 870m 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 1014155.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill, 40m west of fork in path (8.5 km), Carved rock east of track north of Drake Hill (8.9 km), Rock with single cup near track north of Drake Hill (9 km).
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