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Cup marked rock outcrop at the base of a wall 120m east of East Loups's, Cotherstone Moor is a Bronze Age ritual or ceremonial monument consisting of a natural rock surface decorated with a series of cup-shaped depressions. The outcrop is located on Cotherstone Moor in County Durham, in the upland landscape characteristic of the North Pennines, and remains in situ at its original location. Cup marks of this type typically date to the Bronze Age, though some examples may extend into the Neolithic period, and their precise function remains debated among archaeologists, with interpretations ranging from ritual significance to practical use. The monument represents an important record of prehistoric artistic expression and land use in the upland moorland of northern England.
Cup marked rock outcrop at the base of a wall 120m east of East Loups's, Cotherstone Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018325. View the official record →
Cup marked rock outcrop at the base of a wall 120m east of East Loups's, Cotherstone Moor is a Bronze Age ritual or ceremonial monument consisting of a natural rock surface decorated with a series of cup-shaped depressions. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018325.
Cup marked rock outcrop at the base of a wall 120m east of East Loups's, Cotherstone Moor 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 1018325.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn on a prominent knoll and cairnfield to its south east on Ravock, Bowes Moor (3.9 km), Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House (4.1 km), Cairnfield on Ravock, 600m south east of Ravock Castle, Bowes Moor (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup marked rock outcrop at the base of a wall 120m east of East Loups's, Cotherstone Moor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cup marked rock outcrop at the base of a wall 120m east of East Loups's, Cotherstone Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.