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Cup and groove marked rock at Oakwood Barn, High Eldwick is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Yorkshire, England. The rock bears a series of cup marks and groove markings, which represent a form of prehistoric rock carving common throughout the British Isles during the Bronze Age. Such cup and groove designs are thought to have held ritual or ceremonial significance for Neolithic and Bronze Age communities, though their precise purpose remains uncertain. The rock's preservation in the garden of Oakwood Barn represents an important survival of this form of ancient artistic expression in the Yorkshire landscape.
Cup and groove marked rock in garden of Oakwood Barn, High Eldwick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011729. View the official record →
Cup and groove marked rock at Oakwood Barn, High Eldwick is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011729.
Cup and groove marked rock in garden of Oakwood Barn, High Eldwick 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 1011729.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup-marked rock close to road south east of a small car park south east of Bracken Hall Farm. (3.1 km), Carved bedrock close to road north east of the public toilets on Bracken Hall Green (3.1 km), Cup-marked rock between road and public toilets at Bracken Hall Green (3.1 km).
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