Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law

Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law

England
List entry 1002946
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002946
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.96 hectares
Grid reference
NU 00409 31708, NU 00637 31711
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law is a Bronze Age and later archaeological site located in Northumberland. The monument comprises two adjacent earthwork enclosures positioned on the hillside, alongside rock outcrops bearing cup and ring carvings typical of Bronze Age rock art traditions. The cup and ring markings represent examples of portable or in situ rock art common to the prehistoric period in northern Britain, whilst the camps suggest sequential occupation or use of the location across different periods. The site reflects the complex prehistoric settlement and ritual landscape of the Cheviot region and its surrounding uplands.

Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002946. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law?

Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law is a Bronze Age and later archaeological site located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002946.

Who is responsible for protecting Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law?

Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law 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 1002946.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including South Ringles Roman period native settlement 850m north west of Middleton Dean (9 km), Two Bronze Age round cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery 825m north west of Middleton Dean (9.1 km), Bronze Age cairnfield and cup and ring marked stone 550m north west of Middleton Dean (9.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law

Two camps and cup and ring marked rocks on Dod Law stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.