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Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation is a prehistoric rock carving located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a stone bearing cup marks, a form of rock art typical of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in Britain. Such cup-marked stones, created by pecking depressions into the rock surface, are thought to have held ritual, ceremonial or symbolic significance for the communities who produced them, though their precise purpose remains uncertain. The stone's location on Gayles Plantation, near Shooters Well, places it within the broader landscape of prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in the North of England.
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 440m ENE of Shooters Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014335. View the official record →
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation is a prehistoric rock carving located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014335.
Cup marked stone on Gayles Plantation, 440m 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 1014335.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked stone 350m north west of north corner of Folly Plantation (1 km), 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).
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