<< Text Pages >> Shield Croft Farm, Hexham a, b & c - Rock Art in England in Northumberland
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Rock ArtSite Name: Shield Croft Farm, Hexham a, b & c Alternative Name: ERA-717; Beckensall 755; SMR/HER N8767; ERA-718; ERA-796; Beckensall 756Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.898 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Northumberland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Hexham Nearest Village: Fellside
Map Ref: NY9440063400
Latitude: 54.965195N Longitude: 2.088996W
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
There are three rock art panels recorded at this grid reference:
Shield Croft Farm, Hexham a: This rock art panel is described by NADRAP and Beckensall as having seven cups of varying sizes and depths on a cut rectangular stone.
For more information see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-717 Shield Croft Farm, Hexham a, which includes both NADRAP's and Beckensall's descriptions, 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 755 Shield Croft Farm, Hexham a.
Shield Croft Farm, Hexham b: Beckensall records this as being 'a small cobble with one oval cup'.
For more information see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-796 Shield Croft Farm, Hexham b, which includes photographs, photogrammetry and media from the Beckensall Archive. The original Beckensall record can be found at Internet Archive: Beckensall 756 Shield Croft Farm, Hexham b.
Shield Croft Farm, Hexham c: this rock art panel came from a demolished building and still retained plaster on its surface. It is descrbied by NADRAP as being on a roughly triangular shaped stone with a single, deep cup mark.
For more information see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-718 Shield Croft Farm, Hexham c, which includes NADRAP's description, photographs and a sketch of the rock and its motif. No Beckensall reference number is given for this panel.
Please note these panels a and c are located on private land. b is recorded as being in a private collection.
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