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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 614 |
| Date Entered | 29/09/2012 |
| Updated on | 29/09/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Rock Art |
| Record Type | Archaeology |
| Site Access | Private |
| Record Date | 01/01/2005 |
| Location | Musgrove or Cleaburn Pasture below Cock How. |
| Civil Parish | Marske |
| Brit. National Grid | NZ 085 002 |
| Altitude | 300m |
| Geology | Faulted and mineralised Richmond Cherts and Ten Fathom Grits |
| Record Name | Three cup and ring marked rocks below Cock How. |
| Record Description | Two of these rocks were recognised when this area was rough moorland during the late 1970's and mentioned in the excellent Shire Archaeology Series 'Rock Carvings of Northern Britain' Stan Beckensall,1986. The photographs below, which include a third rock (No3) revealed following first ploughing of and seeding of the pasture, were taken during fieldwork by Stan Beckensall and Tim Laurie towards the publication of 'The Prehistoric Rock Art of Co Durham,Swaledale and Wensleydale.' County Durham Books, 1998. |
| Dimensions | See photos |
| Additional Notes | See Photo captions. |
| Image 1 ID | 3420 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | This rock covered entirely with multi cup marks some of which are enclosed by a pecked groove is one of the most remarkable examples of cup marked rocks in this area. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 3421 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | This earthfast slab of very rough sandstone (a poor rock surface but selected nevertheless) has many cups and cups with single rings. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 3422 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | This rock, which was revealed by ploughing to improve the rough pasture, has cups and two cups with single rings. |  |
