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Cup, ring and groove marked rock 170m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor is a prehistoric rock carving located on the North Pennines moorland in County Durham. The rock bears a series of cup marks, concentric rings, and linear grooves characteristic of Bronze Age ritual or ceremonial rock art, dating to approximately the second millennium BC. Such marked rocks are distributed across northern Britain and are thought to reflect the spiritual or territorial practices of Bronze Age communities, though their precise function remains contested among scholars. The survival of the carved surface on moorland has preserved evidence of this early artistic tradition in a landscape where such monuments are relatively common.
Cup, ring and groove marked rock 170m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016595. View the official record →
Cup, ring and groove marked rock 170m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor is a prehistoric rock carving located on the North Pennines moorland in County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016595.
Cup, ring and groove marked rock 170m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor 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 1016595.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House (3.3 km), Cairnfield on Ravock, 600m south east of Ravock Castle, Bowes Moor (3.5 km), Bowes Castle (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup, ring and groove marked rock 170m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cup, ring and groove marked rock 170m south west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.