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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks - Rock Art in England in Cumbria

Submitted by Sunny100 on Monday, 05 September 2011  Page Views: 9855

Rock ArtSite Name: Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks Alternative Name: Broadbank Meadow Cup-Marked Rocks
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Keswick  Nearest Village: Grasmere
Map Ref: NY33850778
Latitude: 54.461071N  Longitude: 3.021967W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks
Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks submitted by Anne T : Photograph taken along the top of the outcrop, looking back towards the car park pay machines, showing groupings of cup marks. Doubtless there are other sets of marks, but there was much grass and mossy growth at this time of year. Well worth a visit, being so close to the car park and the centre of Grasmere itself. (Vote or comment on this photo)
An overlooked prehistoric site that is located in the Broadgate Meadow carpark just off the B5287 road just north of Grasmere village. A rocky outcrop surrounded with trees at the edge of the carpark is covered in cup-marks.

A small grassy mound covered and surrounded by trees with an outcrop of glacial rocks hides numerous cup-marks on its lower smooth faces. Some of the cups are quite well defined, while others are less so. They frequently hold rain water. There are also criss-crossing linear lines going from right to left and left to right across the lower slab but intersecting at or near the centre and connecting with a larger cup-mark.

It is difficult to count the exact number of cups but there are said to be several dozen. Other cup-marks can be found higher up the outcrop but it is certainly not advisable to try to climb to view these as they are difficult to see and reach, and damage to the carvings is not wanted. So, please look at the lower carved slabs and enjoy seeing those.
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Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks
Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks submitted by Anne T : We made an impromptu visit to Grasmere yesterday (1st June) and as the café we were in had WiFi, I checked the Portal, and found the images taken by DrewParsons of the Cup-Marked Rocks at the entrance to the car park we were parked in. Thank you - this was an unexpected treat. This image shows the context of the rock outcrop, overlooking the river Rothay and (I think) Rydal Fell in the backgrou... (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks
Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks submitted by DrewParsons : Lines (of uncertain origin?) and cup marks on the rocky outcrop by the car park. September 2013. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks
Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks submitted by DrewParsons : A nice selection of cup marks on this rocky outcrop. September 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks
Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks submitted by Horatio : On the small wooded grassy mound on the left as you enter the carpark. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks
Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks submitted by Anne T : Close up image of cup marks (larger central cup surrounded by one or two rings of smaller cup marks). Found on top of outcrop. (1 comment)

Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks
Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks submitted by Anne T : DrewAndrews image shows the outcrop by the war memorial in the park adjacent to the car park. The outcrop can also be accessed from the access road to the car park (just before the road widens out into the car park itself, left hand side on entry). The cup marks I photographed are on the top of the outcrop (centre of image). It's easy to scramble up, as the tree roots (left hand side of photo) ...

Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks
Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks submitted by DrewParsons : The cup marks. September 2013

Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks
Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks submitted by DrewParsons : The rocky outcrop with the cup marks is adjacent to the car park at the south end of Broadgate Meadow park. September 2013.

Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks
Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks submitted by DrewParsons : Some of the cup marks. September 2013

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Re: Grasmere Cup-Marked Rocks by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 01 November 2017
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Notes from my visit September 2017.

Had a good look all over the rock outcrop by the Broadgate Meadow car park which was very overgrown, and most of the visible rock was grass and moss covered. I did think I found a couple of cup marks, but could not really be sure. Looking at the other pictures now, I did indeed find the cup marked area, but most of them were obscured by the moss and grass growing on top. A real disappointment.
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