This large, quarried rock can be found in the Rivock area of Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire.
It measures 2.6m x 2.4m x 0.9m and slopes down west to east. Feathering marks from quarrying can still be seen along the edge. It’s referenced IAG81 in Boughey & Vickerman’s 2003 publication ‘Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding’, where they describe:
‘Large, triangular, rough grit rock, hewn on S face. Two cups, one with ring.’
In 2012, the CSI: Rombalds Moor project recorded the stone ‘Rivock 30’ on ERA, noting the same motifs. The cup and ring appears centrally at the end of a broad channel, possibly fossil remains. Intentional??? In some light, linear markings can be seen…natural or artificial?
Historic England listing https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1010820
This decimated model was created from 7 stereo pairs captured by Dave Spencer and Peter Butler (CSI Team) in April 2013. The imagery forms part of the HLF funded CSI: Rombalds Moor / Watershed Landscape Project archive.
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