Cup-marked and linear-grooved boulder, Bragg House, Barningham Moor 1980-1997


Cup- and groove- marked boulder within field setting, Bragg House, Barningham Moor


Illustration of a cup-and-groove-marked boulder, Bragg House, Barningham Moor 1980-1997

This sandstone boulder has a number of cup marks and grooves carved onto it. These were probably created in the Early Bronze Age or Neolithic periods. The purpose of these markings are not clear, although they may have had a religious function. This is a Scheduled Monument protected by law (1).

A carved sandstone rock, 0.9 metres by 0.5 metres by 0.8 metres. It is situated on Barningham Moor, north of the road and 380 metres east-north-east of Bragg House. The carving consists of at least ten cups, at least four of which have a groove leading downwards towards the south edge of the rock (7).