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Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 370m ENE of Shooters Well is a Bronze Age rock art monument located in Yorkshire, England. The stone bears cup marks, a form of prehistoric rock carving consisting of small circular depressions pecked into the rock surface, which are characteristic of Bronze Age ritual or ceremonial activity in northern Britain. Such cup marked stones are typically associated with burial monuments, settlement areas, or locations of spiritual significance during the Bronze Age period. The presence of this monument at Gayles Plantation contributes to the archaeological evidence of prehistoric activity and land use in the Yorkshire region during the second millennium BC.
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 Bronze Age 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).
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