Scheduled Monuments›England›Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm

Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm

England
List entry 1015098
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015098
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 00550 40892
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rock with at least six cups is a Bronze Age carved rock located approximately 170 metres north west of Grey Stones Farm in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a stone surface bearing cup marks, a form of rock art characteristic of the prehistoric period, most likely dating to the Bronze Age or earlier. Cup mark carvings of this type are found across northern Britain and represent one of the earliest forms of monumental artistic expression, though their precise ritual or practical purpose remains subject to scholarly debate. The site's survival and official designation reflect its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and artistic practices in the Yorkshire region.

Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015098. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm?

Rock with at least six cups is a Bronze Age carved rock located approximately 170 metres north west of Grey Stones Farm in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015098.

Who is responsible for protecting Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm?

Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm 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 1015098.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm (0.1 km), Ore hearth smeltmill and wood drying kiln in Lumb Clough Wood, 350m south east of Bank Foot (2.1 km), Hanging Stone or Watersheddles Cross (4.3 km).

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Overview
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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cup marked rock on north side of barn, 100m north west of the Grey Stones Farm
0.1 km
Ore hearth smeltmill and wood drying kiln in Lumb Clough Wood, 350m south east of Bank Foot
2.1 km
Hanging Stone or Watersheddles Cross
4.3 km
Kildwick Bridge
4.8 km
Six carved rocks in field west of Riddlesden Golf Course
6 km
Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Castle Stead Ring
6.5 km
Black Hill round cairn
6.6 km
Long barrow and superimposed round cairn on Black Hill
6.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm

Rock with at least six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm 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 six cups 170m north west of Grey Stones Farm

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~14.6 miles
Domesday entry for Newsholme, Yorkshire →
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