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Rock with at least 15 cups 240m south of Great Wood Laithe, Horse Close Hill is a Bronze Age cup-marked stone located in Yorkshire, England. The rock bears at least fifteen cup marks, a form of prehistoric rock art consisting of small circular depressions pecked into the stone surface, a practice characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain. Cup-marked rocks are distributed across upland regions of Yorkshire and represent a significant category of prehistoric monumental expression, though their precise ritual or functional purpose remains subject to scholarly interpretation. This example contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age activity and symbolic practice in the Pennine landscape.
Rock with at least 15 cups 240m south of Great Wood Laithe, Horse Close Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014982. View the official record →
Rock with at least 15 cups 240m south of Great Wood Laithe, Horse Close Hill is a Bronze Age cup-marked stone located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014982.
Rock with at least 15 cups 240m south of Great Wood Laithe, Horse Close Hill 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 1014982.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked rock in wall at High Snaygill 80m east of High Laithe (0.6 km), Carved rock on bank at side of track opposite Garth House, 60m south west of Snaygill Farm (0.9 km), Cup and ring marked rock 150m west of Low Edge Farm, Bradley Moor (2.8 km).
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