Cup-marked boulder, Osmaril Gill, Barningham Moor, Teesdale (Barningham Moor)
1 larger and 10 smaller cup-markings on a boulder, Osmaril Gill, Barningham Moor 1980-1997
Cup-marked boulder, Osmaril Gill, Barningham Moor 1980-1997
Illustration of a complex cup-marked boulder, Osmaril Gill, Barningham Moor 1980-1997
This sandstone boulder has a number of cup marks carved onto it. These carvings were probably carved 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).
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