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Cup-marked boulder, Howgill Grange, Baldersdale, Hunderthwaite (Romaldkirk)

This sandstone boulder has a number of cup marks carved onto it. These carvings were probably created in the Early Bronze Age or Late Neolithic. The purpose of these markings is not clear though they may have had a religious function (1).

A prehistoric carved rock, partly covered by turf. It is situated on the summit of a hill south west of Howgill Head, 420 metres west of Howgill Grange. The visible part of the rock measures 0.96 metres by 0.6 metres by 0.06 metres high. The carving consists of six eroded cups forming an approximate oval. Scheduled. (3)

D299
Early Neolithic (4000BC to 3300BC)
Bronze Age (2600BC to 700BC)
Scheduled Monument
  • National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1016602


Source of Reference
Local History of Romaldkirk

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