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Cup marked stone 18m south of Stone Man Plantation is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ritual monument located in Yorkshire, England. The stone is distinguished by a series of cup marks, which are shallow, roughly circular depressions pecked into its surface, a characteristic feature of prehistoric rock art in northern Britain dating primarily to the later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age periods. Such cup-marked stones remain poorly understood in terms of their precise function, though they are believed to have held ceremonial or territorial significance within prehistoric communities. The stone's survival and formal designation as a listed monument reflect its importance as evidence of early artistic and cultural expression in the Yorkshire landscape.
Cup marked stone 18m south of Stone Man Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014337. View the official record →
Cup marked stone 18m south of Stone Man Plantation is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ritual monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014337.
Cup marked stone 18m south of Stone Man Plantation 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 1014337.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked stone 350m north west of north corner of Folly Plantation (1 km), Cup marked stone 165m NNE of Folly Plantation (1.2 km), 18th century copper mill 80m north west of Copper Mill Bridge (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup marked stone 18m south of Stone Man Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cup marked stone 18m south of Stone Man Plantation stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.