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Cup-marked rock on slight bank north east of Glovershaw quarry is a prehistoric rock art site located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a natural rock surface bearing cup marks, which are small circular depressions carved or pecked into the stone surface, a form of rock art commonly found in northern Britain and dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. Cup-marked rocks of this type are thought to have held ritual or ceremonial significance for prehistoric communities, though their precise purpose remains uncertain. The site's location on a slight bank suggests careful placement within the prehistoric landscape, and such monuments represent an important archaeological record of early artistic and cultural expression in the region.
Cup-marked rock on slight bank north east of Glovershaw quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009724. View the official record →
Cup-marked rock on slight bank north east of Glovershaw quarry is a prehistoric rock art site located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009724.
Cup-marked rock on slight bank north east of Glovershaw quarry 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 1009724.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carved bedrock close to road north east of the public toilets on Bracken Hall Green (1.2 km), Cup-marked rock between road and public toilets at Bracken Hall Green (1.3 km), Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup-marked rock on slight bank north east of Glovershaw quarry'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 on slight bank north east of Glovershaw quarry stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.