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Cup and ring marked rock on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor is a Bronze Age rock art site located on the moorland of the northern Pennines in County Durham. The monument consists of a natural rock surface decorated with a series of cups and concentric rings, a characteristic form of prehistoric rock art found across northern Britain and dating to the Bronze Age period. The carvings demonstrate the ritual or symbolic practices of Bronze Age communities in this upland region, though the precise function and meaning of such markings remain subjects of archaeological interpretation. The site's location on exposed moorland reflects the Bronze Age use of these landscapes for settlement, pastoral activity, and the creation of enduring ceremonial or territorial markers.
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 site located on the moorland of the northern Pennines in County Durham. 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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