Prehistoric carved boulder on Goldsborough Rigg, Cotherstone Moor, W of Cotherstone, County Durham.
Referenced 2 in the Goldsborough section of the 1998 publication ‘Prehistoric Rock Art of County Durham, Swaledale and Wensleydale’ this stone was added to ERA as ‘Goldsborough Rigg 2’ in 2008. Unfortunately, an earlier NADRAP recording (in 2005) left the stone exposed. A subsequent NADRAP recording in 2007 noted:
‘The motifs consist of a cup and ring, a cup and ring with a groove, three further cups with arcs and possibly three-four single cups. Some of the arcs may well have been complete rings in the past, but weathering has made this difficult to determine.’
Stan Beckensall records a more complicated design in his 1998 publication.
Historic England listing: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016598
ERA record: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/era/section/panel/overview.jsf?eraId=1713
Model created from 4 images captured by Richard Stroud in June 2007.
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