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Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck is a Bronze Age ritual or ceremonial stone marked with numerous cup marks, located on Cotherstone Moor in the Pennine uplands of County Durham. The rock bears multiple circular depressions pecked into its surface, a form of rock art characteristic of the Bronze Age period, though such markings may have accumulated over several centuries of use. Cup-marked stones of this type are interpreted as having served ritual, territorial, or astronomical functions within prehistoric communities. The site's location on the moor reflects the pattern of Bronze Age activity across the higher ground of northern England, where such marked rocks often cluster in ritual landscapes.
Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck, 450m north west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016597. View the official record →
Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck is a Bronze Age ritual or ceremonial stone marked with numerous cup marks, located on Cotherstone Moor in the Pennine uplands of County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016597.
Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck, 450m north west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor 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 1016597.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield on Ravock, 880m north west of Rovegill House (3.6 km), Cairnfield on Ravock, 600m south east of Ravock Castle, Bowes Moor (3.8 km), Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck, 450m north west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck, 450m north west of West Loups's, Cotherstone Moor stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.