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Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill

England
List entry 1014925
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014925
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
NU 04321 24212
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill is a prehistoric monument located in Northumberland, England. The stone bears cup markings, a form of rock art characteristic of Bronze Age ritual and ceremonial practice in northern Britain, indicating its likely dating to the Bronze Age period. Such cup-marked stones served symbolic or ceremonial functions within prehistoric communities, though the precise purpose remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The monument survives as evidence of the ritual landscape and artistic traditions of Bronze Age Northumberland.

Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014925. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill?

Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill is a prehistoric monument located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014925.

Who is responsible for protecting Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill?

Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill 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 1014925.

What other scheduled monuments are near Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon (7 km), Earthwork at Crawley Tower (8.1 km), Settlement on SE slope of Ewe Hill (8.4 km).

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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval chapel and graveyard, 170m east of Brandon
7 km
Earthwork at Crawley Tower
8.1 km
Settlement on SE slope of Ewe Hill
8.4 km
Knock Hill promontory camp
9.3 km
Round cairn on Titlington Pike
9.3 km
Round cairn, 50m south of Titlington Pike
9.4 km
Round cairn, 78m south-east of Titlington Pike
9.4 km
Round cairn, 190m south-east of Titlington Pike
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill

Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Standing stone with cup markings 270m north west of Newtown Mill

Battle of Homildon Hill 1402Battle (1402) · ~5.4 milesBattle of Flodden 1513Battle (1513) · ~12.4 milesThe Site of The Battle of Halidon Hill 1333Battle (1333) · ~20.2 milesBattle of Otterburn 1388Battle (1388) · ~21.4 miles
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