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Cup and groove marked rock east of New Close Quarry is a Prehistoric rock art monument located in Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 300 metres south west of Whitbeck Manor. The rock bears evidence of artificial cup marks and groove markings, forms of rock art that are characteristic of Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual or symbolic activity. Such marked rocks remain difficult to date with precision, though similar examples in northern England are generally attributed to the Bronze Age period. The monument survives as a testament to the artistic and ritual practices of prehistoric communities in the Yorkshire landscape.
Cup and groove marked rock east of New Close Quarry, 300m south west of Whitbeck Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015089. View the official record →
Cup and groove marked rock east of New Close Quarry is a Prehistoric rock art monument located in Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 300 metres south west of Whitbeck Manor. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015089.
Cup and groove marked rock east of New Close Quarry, 300m south west of Whitbeck Manor 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 1015089.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked rock 180m north of the covered reservoir at Baildon (9.1 km), Cup and ring marked rock at Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown (9.2 km), Prehistoric enclosure, carved rocks and orthostat wall, Buck Wood, 195m west of football ground (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup and groove marked rock east of New Close Quarry, 300m south west of Whitbeck Manor'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 east of New Close Quarry, 300m south west of Whitbeck Manor stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.