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Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm

England
List entry 1015097
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015097
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 00611 40841
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm is a prehistoric rock art monument located in Yorkshire. The rock bears cup marks, a form of non-figurative rock carving characteristic of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in Britain. Cup marks consist of small, circular depressions pecked into the stone surface, and their precise dating and purpose remain subjects of archaeological study, though they are generally attributed to ritual or territorial significance. The monument's survival in situ near Grey Stones Farm preserves evidence of prehistoric activity in the Yorkshire landscape.

Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015097. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm?

Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm is a prehistoric rock art monument located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015097.

Who is responsible for protecting Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm?

Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm 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 1015097.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm (0.1 km), Ore hearth smeltmill and wood drying kiln in Lumb Clough Wood, 350m south east of Bank Foot (2.1 km), Hanging Stone or Watersheddles Cross (4.3 km).

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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
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm
0.1 km
Ore hearth smeltmill and wood drying kiln in Lumb Clough Wood, 350m south east of Bank Foot
2.1 km
Hanging Stone or Watersheddles Cross
4.3 km
Kildwick Bridge
4.9 km
Six carved rocks in field west of Riddlesden Golf Course
6 km
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Castle Stead Ring
6.5 km
Black Hill round cairn
6.7 km
Long barrow and superimposed round cairn on Black Hill
6.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm

Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm 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 marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~14.6 miles
Domesday entry for Newsholme, Yorkshire →
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