Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor

Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor

England
List entry 1014204
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014204
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 17101 50540
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor is a Bronze Age rock art panel located in the upland landscape of the Wharfe Valley in North Yorkshire. The rock surface bears a series of cup marks and concentric rings carved into the stone, representing a characteristic form of prehistoric ritual or territorial marking common to northern England during the Bronze Age period. The location of the stone on open moorland, in association with other prehistoric monuments in the wider landscape, suggests its significance within a Bronze Age ritual or settlement complex. The precise function of such rock art remains subject to scholarly interpretation, though the marks are understood as evidence of sustained cultural activity and symbolic expression during this period.

Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014204. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor?

Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor is a Bronze Age rock art panel located in the upland landscape of the Wharfe Valley in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014204.

Who is responsible for protecting Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor?

Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor 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 1014204.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anti-aircraft gunsite 280m east of Carlton Hall (9 km), Cup and groove marked rock in garden of Oakwood Barn, High Eldwick (9.1 km), Cup and ring marked rock at Faweather Farm, High Eldwick (9.2 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor

Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cup and ring marked rock on ridge 520m south of triangulation pillar on Shooting House Hill, Askwith Moor

AldboroughRoman town · ~17.6 milesBattle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~13.4 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~17.4 miles