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Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 370m ENE of Shooters Well is a prehistoric rock art monument located in Yorkshire, England. The stone bears cup marks, a form of rock carving characteristic of Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual or territorial expression, though the precise dating and purpose of such marks remain subjects of scholarly debate. Cup marked stones are found across Britain and are generally attributed to the later Neolithic period through to the Bronze Age, spanning roughly 4000 to 1000 BC. The monument's survival and formal designation reflect the archaeological significance of portable or in situ rock art as evidence of prehistoric activity and cultural practice in the Yorkshire landscape.
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 370m ENE of Shooters Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014334. View the official record →
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 370m ENE of Shooters Well is a prehistoric rock art monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014334.
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 370m ENE 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 1014334.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked stone 350m north west of north corner of Folly Plantation (1.1 km), 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 370m ENE of Shooters Well's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 370m ENE of Shooters Well stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.