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Two cup and ring marked rocks in conifer plantation on Rivock is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Yorkshire. The monument comprises two natural rock outcrops bearing cup and ring markings, a form of prehistoric rock carving characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain. Cup and ring marks—circular depressions with concentric rings radiating outward—represent one of the most distinctive types of rock art from this era, though their precise ritual or practical function remains debated amongst scholars. The site's location within a conifer plantation reflects the landscape changes of recent centuries, though the underlying rock carvings themselves preserve evidence of Bronze Age artistic and cultural expression in the Yorkshire uplands.
Two cup and ring marked rocks in conifer plantation on Rivock is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011666. View the official record →
Two cup and ring marked rocks in conifer plantation on Rivock is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011666.
Two cup and ring marked rocks in conifer plantation on Rivock 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 1011666.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 330m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor (6.1 km), Ring cairn 310m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor (6.1 km), Cairn 290m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two cup and ring marked rocks in conifer plantation on Rivock's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two cup and ring marked rocks in conifer plantation on Rivock stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.