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Cup and groove marked rock 32m south west of wall near Stead Crag is a prehistoric rock carving located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a natural rock surface bearing cup marks and groove marks, evidence of Neolithic or Bronze Age ritual or decorative practice. Such rock carvings are typically associated with ceremonial or territorial significance within prehistoric communities, though the precise function of cup-marked stones remains subject to scholarly debate. The site's location near Stead Crag and its protected status within the National Heritage List for England reflect its recognised archaeological importance as a record of early human activity in the region.
Cup and groove marked rock 32m south west of wall near Stead Crag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010737. View the official record →
Cup and groove marked rock 32m south west of wall near Stead Crag is a prehistoric rock carving located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010737.
Cup and groove marked rock 32m south west of wall near Stead Crag 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 1010737.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed settlement known as `Soldier's Trench' including a cup-marked rock (6.5 km), Cup-marked rock close to road south east of a small car park south east of Bracken Hall Farm. (6.6 km), Carved bedrock close to road north east of the public toilets on Bracken Hall Green (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup and groove marked rock 32m south west of wall near Stead Crag's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cup and groove marked rock 32m south west of wall near Stead Crag stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.