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Submitted by lucasn on Monday, 25 July 2022  Page Views: 3152

Rock ArtSite Name: Stithians Cupmarked Stones Alternative Name: Stithians Reservoir Cupmarked Stones
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.885 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Penryn  Nearest Village: Stithians
Map Ref: SW71713536
Latitude: 50.174194N  Longitude: 5.19854W
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Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by dodomad : Neolithic cup marks on exposed stones at dried out Stithians Reservoir. One of the stones is visible is described as 'broken in antiquity', see our site page for links at the bottom of the page. Photo credit: Kathryn Conder (Vote or comment on this photo)
Under Stithians Reservoir are ten ancient cup-marked Stones. At least 48 cupmarks are decorated into these stones making it one of the most exciting finds in the area. The cupmarked stones can only be seen when the water level of the reservoir has dropped very low. They were first rediscovered in 1984 due to a drought after very little rain had fallen that summer. Top photo: Kathryn Conder

Note: These cup-marked stones in Cornwall are currently visible again due to the dry weather.
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Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by MikeAttwell : Three groups of cupmarked stones have been found on the reservoir floor. These consist of 5, 5 and 2 stones. Field walking by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit some years ago found several axes and a scatter of flints in the vicinity of the stones. This is the middle group (B). Group A is the other group of five stones which includes the large broken slab. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by MikeAttwell : The largest of the cup marked stones. This stone appears to have been broken into three pieces, two of which are cup marked. One could speculate that this was a cup marked standing stone which fell and broke into three pieces. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Looking over the main stone of the Northern group (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, The main stone of the Northern group (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Looking over both stones of the Northern group towards Carnmenellis (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, In the foreground is a small stone with a large cupmark on it at the Northern group, Carnmenellis is the hill in the background

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, This stone South of the main stone of the Northern group looks to have a just started cup on it (left of center), Carnmenellis is the hill in the background

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, The main stones of the Southern group, The cupmarks really fade when the Sun goes in!

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Looking over the main stone of the Northern group

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, A stone at the Southern group, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Cup marked stones in the middle group, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Cup marked stones in the middle group, In the foreground is a stone with 3 cups, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Cup marked stones in the middle group, In the foreground is a large single cup, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, The Eastern Cup marked stone of the middle group, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Showing the single cup mark (just right of center) on the Western stone of the middle group, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Looking over all but one of the middle group

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Looking over the Southern group

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Part of the Southern group, These 3 stones were certainly one stone at some point, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Part of the Northern group, The large stone has many cup marks, and the one at the top has one, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Part of the Northern group, The large stone has many cup marks, and the one on the far right has one, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Milo the dog points to the single cup mark on the Western stone of the middle group, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Cup marked stones in the middle group, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, looking over the middle group, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Part of the Southern group, These 3 stones were certainly one stone at some point, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

Stithians Cupmarked Stones
Stithians Cupmarked Stones submitted by Bladup : Stithians Cupmarked Stones, Part of the Southern group, The marks aren't rock art, They're made as a result of ore-grinding from before stamping machinery was around, They're still interesting though as they could in principle be as old as the bronze age

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Re: Stithians Cupmarked Stones by janner on Wednesday, 10 August 2022
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these stones at menerdue have been known locally from at least the mid 70's,
they are in a probability the remains of a long destroyed burial chamber from further up the slope,
of interest perhaps is that the river that was flooded by the lake that these sit beside goes down into devoran creek and this area is where the gold used in the nebra sky disc originates from,
a connection perhaps?, what also may be of some interest is that on the other side of this hill going down to the Helford is the area of maen pern etc, its a nice area to walk on footpaths from one site to the next
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Re: Stithians Cupmarked Stones by TheCaptain on Sunday, 31 July 2022
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How can we be sure these are ancient cup marks? They look a lot like tin or other ore processing mortar stamp stones to me, and are in the right area for that. An example Mortar outcrop at Poldark Mine
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    Re: Stithians Cupmarked Stones by Anne T on Monday, 01 August 2022
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    Hi, TheCaptain. I approved these photos, and was also curious about them. I checked the link to the 'Cornish Archaeology' Journal (link given below) for the article by Steve Hartgroves called "The Cup-marked Stones of Stithians Reservoir", and also came across a newspaper article from local newspaper 'The Packet', see Stithians Reservoir, Cornwall heatwave reveals prehistoric treasures. The experts seem pretty convinced that they are cup marks.
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    Re: Stithians Cupmarked Stones by MikeAttwell on Sunday, 07 August 2022
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    Following the discovery of the carvings the Cornish Archaelogical Unit field walked the foreshore and found several axe fragments and a range of flints. They considered a range of other possible causes of the cup marks but concluded they must be prehistoric.
    My first batch of photos were taken on a grey day. I have now revisited and taken better photos which provide better definition of the carvings.
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Re: Stithians Cupmarked Stones by Anonymous on Friday, 29 July 2022
Hi Guys,
Two things, first the site name; Stithians in the original Cymraeg should be translated to 'St' shortened from 'Saint' then 'y' meaning 'of' or 'from', then 'ddan' or 'dan' pronounced 'thians', the name of the newly founded Christian chapel site.
Secondly, the cup marks are seen to be in sets of two and three, namely SundayMoonday and WodensdayThorsdayFreyrday being the prehistoric five day week. As I see the site, it is ancient sacred area where a declaration of the prehistoric Sun and Moon calendars was made for the community to see.
Now taken over and Christianized two thousand years ago by a missionary.
bigrox33@bigpond.com 29th July 2022
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More informationion this in the Cornwall Archaeology Society journal article by Andy B on Monday, 25 July 2022
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More informationion this in the Cornwall Archaeology Society journal article by Steve Hartgroves No.26 1987 for more info and conjectures.
Its on page 69. PDF available. One of the stones is described as 'broken in antiquity'.

https://cornisharchaeology.org.uk/volume-26-1987/
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Re: Stithians Reservoir's Cupmarked Stones are Exposed Again by AngieLake on Wednesday, 20 July 2022
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This item was just mentioned on the ITV southwest lunchtime news, so Googling produced this article:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-62222719
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Re: Stithians Cupmarked Stones by janner on Sunday, 19 December 2021
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these should not really be referred to as the stithians stones,
they are at Menerdue,the 'black stones' in cornish,a small farm now but once a this was the way across a marshy area,,i have found many imported flint flakes in this area,
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