Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRock with at least 30 cup marks and some grooves near north east end of ridge, south of Snowden Beck in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, 400m north of Low Park

Rock with at least 30 cup marks and some grooves near north east end of ridge, south of Snowden Beck in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, 400m north of Low Park

England
List entry 1014317
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014317
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 19015 51016
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

This rock is a natural outcrop bearing cup and ring marks located in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of at least thirty cup marks together with associated grooves incised into its surface, positioned near the north-east end of the ridge south of Snowden Beck. The carvings are characteristic of Neolithic or Bronze Age rock art, though the precise dating of such marks remains uncertain without excavation or scientific analysis. Such decorated rocks are thought to have held ritual or territorial significance for prehistoric communities, though their exact purpose remains a matter of scholarly debate.

Rock with at least 30 cup marks and some grooves near north east end of ridge, south of Snowden Beck in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, 400m north of Low Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014317. View the official record →

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What is Rock with at least 30 cup marks and some grooves near north east end of ridge, south of Snowden Beck in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, 400m north of Low Park?

This rock is a natural outcrop bearing cup and ring marks located in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014317.

Who is responsible for protecting Rock with at least 30 cup marks and some grooves near north east end of ridge, south of Snowden Beck in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, 400m north of Low Park?

Rock with at least 30 cup marks and some grooves near north east end of ridge, south of Snowden Beck in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, 400m north of Low Park 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 1014317.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rock with at least 30 cup marks and some grooves near north east end of ridge, south of Snowden Beck in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, 400m north of Low Park?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carved rock at east end of disused rifle range (8.2 km), Small cairn north east of large cairn on Hawksworth Moor (8.4 km), Anti-aircraft gunsite 280m east of Carlton Hall (8.4 km).

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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
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Local Names
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rock with at least 30 cup marks and some grooves near north east end of ridge, south of Snowden Beck in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, 400m north of Low Park

Rock with at least 30 cup marks and some grooves near north east end of ridge, south of Snowden Beck in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, 400m north of Low Park 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 Rock with at least 30 cup marks and some grooves near north east end of ridge, south of Snowden Beck in Ellers Wood, Dob Park, 400m north of Low Park

AldboroughRoman town · ~16.5 milesBattle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~13.5 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~16.3 milesBattle of Myton 1319Battle (1319) · ~18.1 miles