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Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm

England
List entry 1014194
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014194
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 18080 51230
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm is a prehistoric rock art panel located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a stone surface bearing cup marks, concentric rings, and linear grooves characteristic of Bronze Age rock art traditions in northern Britain. Such decorated rocks typically date to the second millennium BCE and represent ritual or territorial marking practices of Bronze Age communities. The site contributes to our understanding of prehistoric artistic expression and land use patterns in the upland regions of Yorkshire.

Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014194. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm?

Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm is a prehistoric rock art panel located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014194.

Who is responsible for protecting Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm?

Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm 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 1014194.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup-marked rock in stone quarry on Stocks Hill (7.6 km), Carved rock at east end of disused rifle range (7.9 km), Small cairn north east of large cairn on Hawksworth Moor (8.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cup-marked rock in stone quarry on Stocks Hill
7.6 km
Carved rock at east end of disused rifle range
7.9 km
Small cairn north east of large cairn on Hawksworth Moor
8.1 km
Cairn on Hawksworth Moor; largest one of a group of cairns
8.2 km
Two cairns on Hawksworth Moor, one with an internal cist
8.3 km
Enclosure 50m north east of Horncliff Slade on Hawksworth Moor
9 km
Anti-aircraft gunsite 280m east of Carlton Hall
9.1 km
Cup and groove marked rock in garden of Oakwood Barn, High Eldwick
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm

Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cup, ring and groove marked rock, 400m west of Carr Farm

AldboroughRoman town · ~16.9 milesBattle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~13.7 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~16.7 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~18.5 miles
Domesday entry for Timble, Yorkshire →
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