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Cup and groove-marked rock north of Drake Hill is a prehistoric rock carving located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a natural rock surface bearing a series of cupules (cup-shaped depressions) and linear groove marks, characteristics typical of Neolithic and Bronze Age rock art traditions found across Britain. Such carved rocks are believed to date from the Neolithic period through to the Bronze Age, though precise dating remains difficult without excavation. The purpose of these markings remains uncertain, though they may have held ritual, territorial, or symbolic significance for prehistoric communities in the region.
Cup and groove-marked rock north of Drake Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010816. View the official record →
Cup and groove-marked rock north of Drake Hill is a prehistoric rock carving located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010816.
Cup and groove-marked rock north of Drake Hill 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 1010816.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late prehistoric enclosed settlement in Crosley Wood, Bingley, 185m north of Scourer Bridge (4.1 km), Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House (4.4 km), Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup and groove-marked rock north of Drake Hill'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 north of Drake Hill stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.