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Cup-marked stone 80m east of Robin Hood's Picking Rods is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Derbyshire, England. The monument comprises a stone bearing cup marks, a form of prehistoric rock carving consisting of small, circular depressions pecked into the stone surface. Such cup-marked stones are characteristic of Bronze Age ritual or territorial marking practices in upland Britain, though their precise function remains debated amongst archaeologists. The site's location in the Derbyshire uplands places it within a landscape containing numerous prehistoric monuments and rock art traditions typical of the period.
Cup-marked stone 80m east of Robin Hood's Picking Rods is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008599. View the official record →
Cup-marked stone 80m east of Robin Hood's Picking Rods is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008599.
Cup-marked stone 80m east of Robin Hood's Picking Rods 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 1008599.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brown Low bowl barrow (1.9 km), Oldknow's limekilns, Strines Road (5 km), Marple aqueduct (5.2 km).
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