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Rock with one cup is a Bronze Age carved stone located on Goldsborough Rigg near Cotherstone Moor in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a natural rock outcrop into which a single cup mark has been pecked, a form of rock art typical of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain. Cup marks are among the most common types of prehistoric rock carvings found in upland areas of England and Scotland, often interpreted as having ritual or territorial significance, though their precise purpose remains debated among archaeologists. The isolated location of this example, on open moorland, reflects the widespread distribution of such carvings across Bronze Age landscapes in the Pennine region.
Rock with one cup on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m north west of West Loups's is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016604. View the official record →
Rock with one cup is a Bronze Age carved stone located on Goldsborough Rigg near Cotherstone Moor in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016604.
Rock with one cup on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m north west of West Loups's 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 1016604.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman signal station 190m north west of Vale House Farm (5.1 km), Romano-British settlement site to the east and south-east of East Mellwaters farmhouse (5.2 km), Bowes Castle (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Rock with one cup on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m north west of West Loups's's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Rock with one cup on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, 860m north west of West Loups's stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.