Cup-marked boulder, north of Cross Gill, Barningham Moor, Teesdale (Barningham Moor)

Photograph of a cup-marked boulder, north of Cross Gill, Barningham Moor 1980-1997

Illustration of a cup-marked boulder, north of Cross Gill, Barningham Moor 1980-1997

This sandstone boulder has a number of prehistoric cup marks carved onto it. These depressions may be natural but were probably carved in the Early Bronze Age or Late Neolithic. The purpose of these carvings is not clear though they may have had a religious function. This is a Scheduled Monument protected by law (1).

Reference number:

D63081

Historical period:

Early Neolithic (4000BC to 3300BC)
21st Century (2001 to 2100)
Uncertain

Legal status:

Scheduled Monument
• National Heritage List for England Entry Number: 1017439

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