Bank Top, cup and ring marked stone

A cup-and-ring marked sandstone block was recovered from Throckley Bank Top circa 1985 during ploughing by the farmer of Throckley House. The stone was found about 20 yards north of where it is now lying (its now in woodland). It measures 1m x 0.5m and the cup and ring is approximately 0.20m. Probably weighs around 150kg. In 2004 a stone "bowl" was found in the same vicinity. Left in-situ {1}. The motifs are on the underside and the stone has been turned over for its protection. A large block of sandstone, pointed at one end, where there are eight large cups, generally paired. There is a large cup in the centre of the rock with two iiregular grooves around it. Above it is a large cup at the centre of two concentric grooves. Other motifs include a large cup with two large arcs and three cups around it, one with a groove running to the edge of the rock {England's Rock Art and Beckensall original record 807}.