Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSmall cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank

Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank

England
List entry 1010735
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010735
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SE 14024 45408
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Yorkshire, England. The monument consists of a single stone bearing cup marks, a form of prehistoric rock carving typical of the Bronze Age period across northern Britain. The marked rock is positioned at a specific topographical location adjacent to a hollow feature, situated at a defined distance from a nearby enclosure, indicating its integration within a broader Bronze Age landscape of ritual and settlement activity. Cup mark rock art such as this represents evidence of prehistoric artistic and possibly ceremonial practice, though the precise function and significance of individual marked stones remains subject to archaeological interpretation.

Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010735. View the official record →

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What is Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank?

Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010735.

Who is responsible for protecting Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank?

Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank 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 1010735.

What other scheduled monuments are near Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed settlement known as `Soldier's Trench' including a cup-marked rock (6.4 km), Cup-marked rock close to road south east of a small car park south east of Bracken Hall Farm. (6.5 km), Carved bedrock close to road north east of the public toilets on Bracken Hall Green (6.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank

Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank

AldboroughRoman town · ~21 milesBattle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~10.9 milesBattle of Boroughbridge (1322)Battle (1322) · ~20.9 miles