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

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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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