Cup-marked boulder, Osmaril Gill, Barningham Moor, Teesdale (Barningham Moor)
Large cup and several smaller cup-markings on a boulder, Osmaril Gill, Barningham Moor 1980-1997
Photograph of a cup-marked boulder, Osmaril Gill, Barningham Moor 1980-1997
Illustration of a deep cup-marked boulder, Osmaril Gill, Barningham Moor 1980-1997
This sandstone boulder has a number of cup marks carved onto it. The panel is located close to a prehistoric or Roman hut circle and enclosure walling.
These carvings were probably carved in the Early Bronze Age or Neolithic periods but may be contemporary with with the settlement. 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).
D62341
Early Neolithic (4000BC to 3300BC)
21st Century (2001 to 2100)
21st Century (2001 to 2100)
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