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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 →
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.
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.
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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