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Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor

England
List entry 1018320
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018320
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NY 96590 17166
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor is a prehistoric rock art site located on Cotherstone Moor in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a natural rock surface decorated with cup marks and ring markings, which are characteristic of Bronze Age rock art traditions in northern Britain, typically dating to the second millennium BC. Such marked rocks are distributed across upland moorland in the region and represent important evidence of ritual or symbolic activity during the prehistoric period. The precise function and meaning of these markings remain subject to scholarly debate, though they are generally understood as expressions of cultural significance by Bronze Age communities inhabiting the upland landscape.

Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018320. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor?

Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor is a prehistoric rock art site located on Cotherstone Moor in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018320.

Who is responsible for protecting Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor?

Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor 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 1018320.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House (3.3 km), Cairnfield on Ravock, 600m south east of Ravock Castle, Bowes Moor (3.6 km), Bowes Castle (4.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House
3.3 km
Cairnfield on Ravock, 600m south east of Ravock Castle, Bowes Moor
3.6 km
Bowes Castle
4.5 km
Roman Fort (Lavatrae)
4.5 km
Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse
4.5 km
Late prehistoric walled settlement 200m south-south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse
4.7 km
Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm
4.8 km
Late prehistoric ditched, scarp-edge settlement 400m south-south-west of East Mellwaters farmhouse
4.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor

Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cup and ring marked rock 130m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor

CatterickRoman town · ~19.6 miles
Domesday entry for Hunderthwaite, Yorkshire →
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