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The rock with cup marks on Stanbury Hill is a prehistoric monument consisting of a natural rock surface covered with a dense concentration of cup marks, shallow cuplike depressions pecked into the stone. Located in Yorkshire, this monument belongs to the Bronze Age, a period when such rock art was produced across Britain and is thought to reflect ritual, ceremonial, or symbolic purposes, though the precise meaning remains uncertain. The site exemplifies an important category of prehistoric rock art found in upland regions of northern England, where weathered outcrops were selected as surfaces for this labour-intensive form of marking. The preservation of these cup marks provides evidence of Bronze Age cultural practices and the use of landscape in prehistoric ritual activity.
Rock with dense concentration of cup marks on Stanbury Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010812. View the official record →
The rock with cup marks on Stanbury Hill is a prehistoric monument consisting of a natural rock surface covered with a dense concentration of cup marks, shallow cuplike depressions pecked into the stone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010812.
Rock with dense concentration of cup marks on Stanbury 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 1010812.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late prehistoric enclosed settlement in Crosley Wood, Bingley, 185m north of Scourer Bridge (4.8 km), Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House (5 km), Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm (5.6 km).
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