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Cup and ring marked rock at Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown is a prehistoric rock carving of Bronze Age date, typical of rock art found across northern Britain during the second millennium BCE. The monument consists of a natural rock surface bearing cup marks and ring motifs, a form of abstract symbolic carving whose precise ritual or functional purpose remains subject to scholarly interpretation. Such carvings are distributed across Yorkshire and the broader Pennine region, where they represent evidence of early artistic expression and territorial or ceremonial significance among Bronze Age communities. The site's survival as a recorded monument reflects the archaeological importance of portable and fixed rock art in understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and cultural practices in the upland zones of northern England.
Cup and ring marked rock at Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013373. View the official record →
Cup and ring marked rock at Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown is a prehistoric rock carving of Bronze Age date, typical of rock art found across northern Britain during the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013373.
Cup and ring marked rock at Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown 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 1013373.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green (1.8 km), Cup marked rock 60m south west of the War Memorial at Crowgill Park (2.5 km), Cup-marked rock between road and public toilets at Bracken Hall Green (3.1 km).
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