Cup-marked outcrop, The Rigg, Lartington, Teesdale (Lartington)
Photograph of a cup-marked outcrop, The Rigg, Lartington 1980-1997
Close-up image of a cup-marked outcrop, The Rigg, Lartington 1980-1997
Image of a cup-marked outcrop, The Rigg 1980-1997
A large slab of rock at this site is decorated with over thirty cup-marks. These carvings probably date to the late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Their purpose is not known, but they may have a religious meaning. These carvings are Scheduled Monuments protected by law (2).
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