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Rock ArtSite Name: Corbridge Rock Art Panel Alternative Name: Corstopitum Rock Art Panel (Corbridge); ERA-715; Beckensall 751; SAM ND23; SMR/HER N9403Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Hexham Nearest Village: Corbridge
Map Ref: NY9826764830
Latitude: 54.978074N Longitude: 2.028608W
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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SolarMegalith visited on 29th Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Anne T visited on 12th Jul 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Corbridge Rock Art Panel at Corbridge Roman Fort, Northumberland: OK, we've lived in this area for 13 years now, and the nearest we've been to this site is to take my daughter for driving lessons as it was good to practice reversing around corners in the quiet cul-de-sacs around here. Having said that, the Romans generally leave me 'cold' as they as so organised, everything is on a huge, grand scale, and having seen one or two forts, you can generally predict the layout of another. Sceptical? Probably.
However, the purpose of today's visit was to try to find the rock art panel which appears to just have been 'dumped' within the site; no-one seems sure where it comes from, apart from nearby somewhere.
The fort sits on level ground on top of a slope on the north side of the River Tyne, and as there is an old Roman bridge down by the river, this must have been a good place to cross in times gone by.
The staff at the kiosk knew nothing about the stone, until I called up an entry on the Modern Antiquarian (sorry, Portal) to show them, then the lady told me it was mentioned in the guided walks, and told me it was on the north side of the roman road (Stanegate) running through the site. After this, it was easy to find, almost at the far side of the site.
In the distance, across the fields, the church of St. Andrew's in Corbridge, with its anglo-saxon fragments, can be clearly seen.
I did find the strong room, with its set of narrow steps leading down into it, quite fascinating.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 5
Situated almost at the eastern end of the site, this boulder sits on top of a couple of courses of wall. It is oddly out of place, as if it has just been put here for somewhere to keep it, not being dressed as the other pieces of stone on this site are.
The Beckensall Archive record tells us that the art comprises "a four-sided groove with rounded corners (which) encloses a central cup that has an arc formed by linking two small cups with a curved groove. Also enclosed are two large cups joined together to form an oval and seven other cups. The rest of the rock has nine large and some smaller cups. Four of the large cups are placed in a line parallel to the rock edge. The whole surface has been used, and the depth of the motifs is impressive."
For more information see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-715 Corbridge, which includes both NADRAP's and Beckensall's descriptions, Beckensall's Archive notes, photographs, a sketch of the rock and its motifs, plus photogrammetry and media from the Beckensall Archive. The original Beckensall record can be found at Internet Archive: Beckensall 751 Corbridge.
Being an English Heritage site, there are charges to get in. Surprisingly, the guides manning the tills knew nothing about this stone until I showed them an image. It is apparently pointed out in the occasional guided tours of the site, but there is no mention in the official guide or the museum.
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