Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg

Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg

England
List entry 1014333
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014333
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 11276 06059
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg is a Bronze Age rock art panel located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a natural rock surface decorated with cup marks, the characteristic cupule motifs that are among the earliest forms of rock art in Britain, typically dating to the Bronze Age period. Cup marked stones are distributed across upland regions of northern England and represent ritual or ceremonial activity by prehistoric communities, though their precise functions remain subject to archaeological interpretation. The survival of such carved stones on exposed moorland provides valuable evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and artistic expression in the Pennine landscape.

Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014333. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg?

Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg is a Bronze Age rock art panel located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014333.

Who is responsible for protecting Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg?

Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg 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 1014333.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval cross base known as Plague Stone, 750m WSW of High Scales (4.5 km), Cairn on Holgate How (4.7 km), Romano-British enclosed settlement 340m north east of East Applegarth at Whitcliffe Scar (4.7 km).

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Overview
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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg

Cup marked stone 565m north of the triangulation point on Feldom Rigg stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.