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Carved rock with one cup and four grooves 260m south west of The Rigg is a prehistoric rock carving located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a single cup mark accompanied by four linear grooves incised into the rock surface, typical of Bronze Age or Neolithic rock art traditions found across northern Britain. Such cup and groove carvings represent some of the earliest artistic expressions in the archaeological record, though their precise chronology and symbolic meaning remain subjects of scholarly debate. The site's survival and recording contribute to understanding the distribution and character of prehistoric carved rock art in the Yorkshire landscape.
Carved rock with one cup and four grooves 260m south west of The Rigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018252. View the official record →
Carved rock with one cup and four grooves 260m south west of The Rigg is a prehistoric rock carving located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018252.
Carved rock with one cup and four grooves 260m south west of The Rigg 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 1018252.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A carved rock between The Stang Forest boundary wall and Woodclose Gill, 750m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor (8.7 km), A rock with a cup and a groove, in the south west corner of Scale Knoll Allotment, 790m south east of Far East Hope, Barningham Moor (8.7 km), A carved rock and boulder walling, near the south wall of Scale Knoll Allotment, 500m north east of Black Hill Gate (8.8 km).
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Carved rock with one cup and four grooves 260m south west of The Rigg stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.