Cup marked rock in wall east of Scarnber Wood, 500m north east of Bark Laithe, Winterburn

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History & significance

Cup marked rock in wall east of Scarnber Wood, 500m north east of Bark Laithe, Winterburn is a prehistoric rock art monument of Neolithic or Bronze Age date. The stone displays cup markings, a form of rock art consisting of small, roughly circular depressions pecked into the rock surface, which is characteristic of ritual or ceremonial sites across northern Britain dating from around 3000 to 1500 BC. The rock remains incorporated within a field wall, a circumstance that has preserved this ancient carving whilst integrating it into the post-medieval agricultural landscape of the Yorkshire Pennines. Such cup marked stones represent an important archaeological record of early ritual practice and territorial marking in upland Britain.

Cup marked rock in wall east of Scarnber Wood, 500m north east of Bark Laithe, Winterburn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015094. View the official record →

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