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Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m east of Shooters Well is a Bronze Age ritual or territorial marker located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a natural rock surface bearing cup marks, a form of prehistoric rock art comprising shallow, circular depressions pecked into the stone surface. Such cup marked stones are characteristic of Bronze Age communities in northern Britain and likely served ceremonial, astronomical, or boundary-marking functions, though their precise purpose remains debated among scholars. The stone's location on Gayles Plantation preserves an important example of prehistoric rock art within the Yorkshire landscape.
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m east of Shooters Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014323. View the official record →
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m east of Shooters Well is a Bronze Age ritual or territorial marker located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014323.
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 360m east of Shooters Well 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 1014323.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked stone 165m NNE of Folly Plantation (1.4 km), 18th century copper mill 80m north west of Copper Mill Bridge (3.6 km), Cairn on Holgate How (4.2 km).
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