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Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well is a prehistoric rock art monument located in Yorkshire, England. The stone bears cup marks, a form of Bronze Age rock carving consisting of small, circular depressions pecked into the rock surface, which are characteristic of ritual or territorial markers from this period. Such cup-marked stones are distributed across northern Britain and represent one of the earliest forms of monumental art in the archaeological record. The monument's survival and formal designation reflect its significance as evidence of Bronze Age spiritual or communal practices in the Yorkshire landscape.
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE of Shooters Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014325. View the official record →
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE 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 1014325.
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation 370m ESE 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 1014325.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked stone 165m NNE of Folly Plantation (1.3 km), 18th century copper mill 80m north west of Copper Mill Bridge (3.6 km), Cairn on Holgate How (4.1 km).
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