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Rock with a complex pattern of cup, ring and groove marks is a Neolithic or Bronze Age carved rock surface located near Skyreholme in Yorkshire. The monument features an intricate arrangement of cupmarks, concentric rings, and linear groove marks pecked into the stone, characteristic of prehistoric rock art traditions found across northern Britain. Such decorated rocks are typically dated to the period between approximately 3000 and 1500 BCE, though precise dating remains uncertain without archaeological excavation. The complexity and formal patterning of the marks suggest a site of ritual or ceremonial significance to its Bronze Age creators.
Rock with a complex pattern of cup, ring and groove marks, 755m NNE of Ridge Lathe, Burhill Kiln Allotment, Skyreholme is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014965. View the official record →
Rock with a complex pattern of cup, ring and groove marks is a Neolithic or Bronze Age carved rock surface located near Skyreholme in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014965.
Rock with a complex pattern of cup, ring and groove marks, 755m NNE of Ridge Lathe, Burhill Kiln Allotment, Skyreholme 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 1014965.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bolton Priory (7.8 km), Cup, ring and groove marked rock west of the path between Black Hill and Loftshaw Gill, 300m NNE of the shooting shelter in Middleton Moor Enclosure (10.2 km), Cup and groove marked rock, 310m north east of the shooting shelter in Middleton Moor Enclosure (10.3 km).
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Rock with a complex pattern of cup, ring and groove marks, 755m NNE of Ridge Lathe, Burhill Kiln Allotment, Skyreholme stands on Bowland High Group And Craven Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone.