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Cup marked stone 505m south east of Jenny's Plantation is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a natural rock surface bearing cup marks, a form of prehistoric rock carving characteristic of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in Britain. Such cup markings, created by pecking or grinding into stone, remain among the earliest forms of artistic expression in the archaeological record, though their precise ritual or practical purpose continues to be debated by scholars. The site's survival and designation reflect the importance of such carved stones as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and symbolic activity across the landscape.
Cup marked stone 505m south east of Jenny's Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014346. View the official record →
Cup marked stone 505m south east of Jenny's Plantation is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014346.
Cup marked stone 505m south east of Jenny's 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 1014346.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval cross base known as Plague Stone, 750m WSW of High Scales (4.1 km), Romano-British enclosed settlement 340m north east of East Applegarth at Whitcliffe Scar (4.7 km), Packhorse bridge (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup marked stone 505m south east of Jenny's Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cup marked stone 505m south east of Jenny's Plantation stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.