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Cup and ring marked rock below Addingham Crag is a Neolithic or Bronze Age rock art panel located near Addingham in West Yorkshire. The rock surface bears a series of cupules and concentric ring markings which are characteristic of prehistoric ritual or ceremonial activity, though their precise function remains uncertain. Such rock art panels are distributed widely across the upland regions of northern England and are generally assigned to the Neolithic period, though some examples may date to the Bronze Age. The monument survives as evidence of early human engagement with the landscape and demonstrates the artistic or symbolic practices of prehistoric communities in the Pennine region.
Cup and ring marked rock below Addingham Crag is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011816. View the official record →
Cup and ring marked rock below Addingham Crag is a Neolithic or Bronze Age rock art panel located near Addingham in West Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011816.
Cup and ring marked rock below Addingham Crag 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 1011816.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 330m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor (8.6 km), Ring cairn 310m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor (8.6 km), Cairn 290m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup and ring marked rock below Addingham Crag'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 ring marked rock below Addingham Crag stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.