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Cup, ring and groove marked rock south of track on Weston Moor 500m WNW of Weston Moor Cottage is a prehistoric rock art site located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a natural rock surface decorated with cup marks, ring marks, and groove marks, forms of rock art characteristic of the Bronze Age period. Such marked rocks are found across northern Britain and represent ritual or symbolic practices of prehistoric communities, though their precise function remains debated amongst scholars. The site's survival and designation reflect the archaeological importance of Bronze Age rock art as evidence of early artistic expression and landscape use in Britain.
Cup, ring and groove marked rock south of track on Weston Moor 500m WNW of Weston Moor Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014308. View the official record →
Cup, ring and groove marked rock south of track on Weston Moor 500m WNW of Weston Moor Cottage is a prehistoric rock art site located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014308.
Cup, ring and groove marked rock south of track on Weston Moor 500m WNW of Weston Moor Cottage 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 1014308.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked rock and round cairn south east of Dobrudden caravan park (10.6 km), Cup marked rock 71m south east of Dobrudden caravan park (10.6 km), Carved rock in spoil of shaft mound south east of Dobrudden caravan park (10.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cup, ring and groove marked rock south of track on Weston Moor 500m WNW of Weston Moor Cottage'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 south of track on Weston Moor 500m WNW of Weston Moor Cottage stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.