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Rock ArtSite Name: Ryton 1 Alternative Name: ERA-2041; SMR/HER T585Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.262 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Tyne and Wear Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Newcastle Nearest Village: Ryton
Map Ref: NZ1480064170
Latitude: 54.971930N Longitude: 1.770336W
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 Tyne and Wear
This rock art panel was discovered in 1939, some "40 yards south-west of Tweedy's Buildings, Ryton, where it had been re-used in making a land drain." It has three clear cups bearing distinctive tooling marks.
For more information see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-2041 Ryton 1, which includes NADRAP's notes.
Please note this rock art panel is currently held by the Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle (now the Great North Museum).
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