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Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age rock art site located in Yorkshire. The monument consists of a single stone bearing cup marks, a form of prehistoric rock carving created by percussion, which represents one of the simplest and most widespread types of ritual or symbolic marking in prehistoric Britain. Cup-marked rocks are distributed across upland regions of northern England and Scotland, typically occurring on exposed moorland or in liminal landscapes, and their precise function remains uncertain, though they may relate to territorial marking, ceremonial practice, or spiritual significance. This example, situated 40 metres west of the fork in the path on Stanbury Hill, preserves evidence of prehistoric activity in the Pennine landscape.
Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill, 40m west of fork in path is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010815. View the official record →
Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age rock art site located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010815.
Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill, 40m west of fork in path 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 1010815.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late prehistoric enclosed settlement in Crosley Wood, Bingley, 185m north of Scourer Bridge (4.6 km), Cup-marked rock between road and public toilets at Bracken Hall Green (4.7 km), Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill, 40m west of fork in path's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill, 40m west of fork in path stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.