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Rock with at least 24 cup marks, many interconnected by groove marks, 345m north west of High Lathe, Burnetts Ridge, Skyreholme is a Bronze Age rock art panel. The monument comprises a natural rock surface decorated with cup marks (circular depressions) and linear groove marks that connect some of the cups, a characteristic form of prehistoric ritual or symbolic rock carving found across upland Britain. The site represents Bronze Age artistic and possibly ceremonial activity on the Pennines, demonstrating the cultural significance of this landscape during the second millennium BC. The exact function of such cup-and-groove marked rocks remains debated, though they may relate to ritual practices, territorial marking, or astronomical observation.
Rock with at least 24 cup marks, many interconnected by groove marks, 345m north west of High Lathe, Burnetts Ridge, Skyreholme is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014967. View the official record →
Rock with at least 24 cup marks, many interconnected by groove marks, 345m north west of High Lathe, Burnetts Ridge, Skyreholme is a Bronze Age rock art panel. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014967.
Rock with at least 24 cup marks, many interconnected by groove marks, 345m north west of High Lathe, Burnetts Ridge, 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 1014967.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock with cup marks in south east face near grouse butts on Foldshaw Ridge 860m ESE of Wards End, Middleton Moor (10.4 km), Three carved rocks near grouse butts on Foldshaw Ridge 870m ESE of Wards End, Middleton Moor (10.4 km), Rock with four cup marks near relict walling north of Dryas Dike 710m ESE of Wards End, Middleton Moor (10.4 km).
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Rock with at least 24 cup marks, many interconnected by groove marks, 345m north west of High Lathe, Burnetts Ridge, Skyreholme stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.