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Rock ArtSite Name: Morwick Alternative Name: Morwick Rock Shelter; ERA-2047; Beckensall 1114Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Amble Nearest Village: Warkworth
Map Ref: NU2330604423
Latitude: 55.333310N Longitude: 1.634171W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Rock Art in Northumberland
England's Rock Art entry for ERA-2047 Morwick Rock Shelter is the summary record for all the Morwick rock art panels, which Beckensall describes as some of the most unusual motifs in Britain.
Beckensall describes this location as "sandstone cliffs at Morwick, rising from the River Coquet at a fording place ... the site has a shut-in feel, despite the fact the land opens up on the north part of the river. The sun seldom reaches the north-facing motifs ... However, we have to accept that these motifs lie in isolation from any definite prehistoric sites. The spiral motifs are quite different from cups and rings. The only other examples in Northumberland are at Lilburn and West Horton."
Click on the ERA link above for Beckensall's Archive Notes, along with photographs and slides of the location from Beckensall's Archive.
The original Beckensall record can be found at Internet Archive: Beckensall 1114 Morwick Rock Shelter.
See 'nearby sites' below for all the different Morwick rock art panels.
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3m S 183° Morwick 1c Rock Art (NU2330604420)
4m SE 145° Morwick 1a* Rock Art (NU2330804420)
4m SSW 207° Morwick 1g Rock Art (NU2330404419)
4m SSE 153° Morwick 1b* Rock Art (NU2330804419)
7m WSW 244° Morwick 1d & 1e* Rock Art (NU2330004420)
7m WSW 237° Morwick N01 Rock Art (NU2330004419)
8m SW 230° Morwick 1f* Rock Art (NU2330004418)
21m WSW 254° Morwick 2d* Rock Art (NU2328604417)
21m WSW 251° Morwick 2a* Rock Art (NU2328604416)
21m WSW 248° Morwick 2b & 2c* Rock Art (NU2328604415)
27m WSW 253° Morwick 2e & 2g Rock Art (NU2328004415)
27m WSW 251° Morwick 2f* Rock Art (NU2328004414)
4.0km E 84° Amble Pier Cist* Cist (NU27280484)
4.4km E 92° Amble Quarry Cists* Cist (NU277043)
5.7km ESE 118° Low Hauxley* Cairn (NU284018)
6.7km NNE 14° Alnmouth Wall Rock 33 Rock Art (NU2485610982)
6.7km NNE 14° Alnmouth Wall Rock 32* Rock Art (NU2485610992)
6.7km NNE 14° Alnmouth Wall Rock 38* Rock Art (NU2487910987)
6.7km NNE 14° Alnmouth Wall Rock 34* Rock Art (NU2487110990)
6.7km NNE 14° Alnmouth Wall Rock 35* Rock Art (NU2487510991)
6.7km NNE 14° Alnmouth Wall Rock 37* Rock Art (NU2487610991)
6.7km NNE 13° Alnmouth Wall Rock 28 & 29 Rock Art (NU2484210999)
6.7km NNE 14° Alnmouth Wall Rock 36* Rock Art (NU2487410992)
6.7km NNE 13° Alnmouth Wall Rock 8 Rock Art (NU2478311013)
6.7km NNE 13° Alnmouth Wall Rock 30 & 31 Rock Art (NU2484911000)
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