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Rock with dense concentration of cup marks on Stanbury Hill is a Bronze Age carved stone located near Stanbury in West Yorkshire. The rock surface bears a substantial number of cup marks, which are small circular depressions pecked into the stone, a characteristic form of prehistoric rock art found across northern Britain. Such cup mark concentrations are typically attributed to the Bronze Age, though their precise chronology and ritual or practical purpose remain matters of scholarly discussion. The site represents an important example of Pennine rock art and contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and symbolic practices in the upland regions of Yorkshire.
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 →
Rock with dense concentration of cup marks on Stanbury Hill is a Bronze Age carved stone located near Stanbury in West Yorkshire. 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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Rock with dense concentration of cup marks on Stanbury Hill stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.