This possible cup-marked stone is located on private farmland northeast of Skyreholme in North Yorkshire, within the boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The stone features a single, ‘cup-like’ depression that does not appear to have been documented in previous surveys. While the shape of the depression is consistent with typical cup marks, a small quartz inclusion protruding from one side suggests it could have formed naturally. This could explain why previous surveys haven’t recorded it. However, its setting adds some weight to a potential artificiality, as it’s positioned within 200 metres of confirmed examples of prehistoric rock art and stretches of denuded walling.
This 3D model was created from 40 images captured by Richard Stroud in May 2025.
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