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Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House is a prehistoric rock art site located in Yorkshire. The monument comprises natural bedrock bearing cupules, which are small circular depressions pecked or ground into the stone surface, a form of rock art characteristic of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in Britain. Such cup markings are found across northern England and Scotland and remain difficult to date precisely, though they are generally attributed to the later prehistoric period. The site represents evidence of early human activity and spiritual or practical engagement with the landscape, though the specific purpose and cultural context of these markings continue to be subjects of archaeological interpretation.
Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009701. View the official record →
Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House is a prehistoric rock art site located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009701.
Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen 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 1009701.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup-marked rock between road and public toilets at Bracken Hall Green (0 km), Carved bedrock close to road north east of the public toilets on Bracken Hall Green (0.1 km), Cup-marked rock close to road south east of a small car park south east of Bracken Hall Farm. (0.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House'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-marked bedrock near Old Glen House stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.