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The cup-marked rock in the stone quarry on Stocks Hill is a prehistoric rock art monument dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. The stone bears a series of cup marks—shallow circular depressions pecked into its surface—which represent a form of rock art common across northern Britain during these prehistoric millennia. The monument's location within a quarry environment reflects the practical geology of the Stocks Hill area, though quarrying activity postdates the original creation of the marks by several thousand years. Cup-marked rocks of this type are thought to have held ritual or ceremonial significance for their creators, though their precise function remains debated among archaeologists.
Cup-marked rock in stone quarry on Stocks Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010359. View the official record →
The cup-marked rock in the stone quarry on Stocks Hill is a prehistoric rock art monument dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010359.
Cup-marked rock in stone quarry on Stocks Hill 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 1010359.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green (5.4 km), Cup-marked rock close to road south east of a small car park south east of Bracken Hall Farm. (5.6 km), Carved bedrock close to road north east of the public toilets on Bracken Hall Green (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup-marked rock in stone quarry on Stocks Hill'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 rock in stone quarry on Stocks Hill stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.