Find Spot record MDR3821 - Cupmarked stone, Bleakley Dike, Youlgreave
Type and Period (1)
- CUP MARKED STONE (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The flat surface of a small gritstone slab was found incorporated into an approach track over a muddy area/stile at Bleakley Dike stream, below Harthill's "Castle Ring". The stone has 20 cups on its flat surface. It was removed from the track in 1978. (1)
A small slab was found in a stream at Bleakley Dike, Youlgreave. There are cupmarks on both faces; one is badly worn. It is likely this stone was washed downstream and may originally have come from a barrow. It is now on display in Sheffield City Museum. (2)
This slab, now in Sheffield Museum, has multiple cupmarks on both faces. One of the cups on the less-worn face has an eroded and narrow penannular which is visible with a good light. This was missed in the initial assessment in the museum store for the 1982 publication (Source 2). This same face has a distinctive cluster of small cups at one end. (3)
Photographic record. (4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR10000 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index. 3637.
- <2> SDR4567 Article in serial: Barnatt, J (University of Sheffield) & Reeder, P. 1982. 'Prehistoric rock art in the Peak District', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 102, pp 33-44. p41, fig.
- <3> SDR19474 Article in serial: Barnatt, J & Robinson, F. 2003. 'Prehistoric rock-art at Ashover School and further new discoveries ...', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Vol. 123, pp 1-28. p 19.
- <4> SDR18971 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 15739.1-5.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2157 6340 (10m by 10m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | YOULGREAVE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 12 2010 4:26PM