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Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor is a Bronze Age rock art panel located on the moorland south east of Pitcher House in Yorkshire. The rock surface bears cup marks and ring carvings, a form of abstract rock art characteristic of the Bronze Age period in Britain, though such petroglyphic traditions may have origins in the preceding Neolithic. These deeply incised markings, which consist of circular depressions sometimes surrounded by concentric rings, were created by percussion and remain among the most enigmatic expressions of Bronze Age artistic practice. The monument's position on open moorland reflects the importance of such elevated landscapes in the ritual and territorial organisation of Bronze Age communities in northern England.
Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m south east of Pitcher House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017199. View the official record →
Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor is a Bronze Age rock art panel located on the moorland south east of Pitcher House in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017199.
Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m south east of Pitcher House 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 1017199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm (5.1 km), Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (5.2 km), Late prehistoric walled settlement 200m south-south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (5.4 km).
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