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Rock with many cup marks on the east bank of How Beck, 450m north west of West Loups, Cotherstone Moor is a prehistoric rock art site bearing multiple cup marks carved into its surface. The monument dates to the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric period, as indicated by the characteristic cup-mark motif common to Neolithic and Bronze Age rock art in northern Britain. The rock's location on Cotherstone Moor, part of the upland landscape of the Pennines in County Durham, places it within a regionally significant concentration of cup-marked stones. The carved depressions represent ritual or symbolic activity by prehistoric communities and contribute to the archaeological evidence for early settlement and land use on the North York Moors and surrounding upland areas.
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, 450m north west of West Loups, Cotherstone Moor is a prehistoric rock art site bearing multiple cup marks carved into its surface. 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).
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