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<< Our Photo Pages >> Crow Stone (Otterburn) - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Northumberland

Submitted by Anne T on Monday, 17 July 2017  Page Views: 2017

Natural PlacesSite Name: Crow Stone (Otterburn)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.591 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Northumberland Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Otterburn  Nearest Village: Byrness / Rochester
Map Ref: NT8783901967
Latitude: 55.311635N  Longitude: 2.193138W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Crow Stone (Otterburn)
Crow Stone (Otterburn) submitted by Anne T : A view of the outcrop from the north. I've got crows in my garden as I type this, and it looks just like their profile, but with a slightly truncated beak. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Northumberland

This natural sandstone outcrop, marked on the OS map, lies deep in the Otterburn Ranges at the junction of two military roads, one running east towards Holystone, the other runs northwards and is marked as a dead end. It has great views over to Coquetdale and Alwinton to the north and east. From the road it looks just like a large flat-topped outcrop, but walking down the lane to its southern side, it quickly starts to look like a bird's head with a truncated beak, these features presumably eroded over the years along natural cracks and weaknesses in the rock.

It is clearly a favourite spot with the army, judging by the shell casings scattered about its base.

A friend from the local archaeology group's blog mentions that this stone is listed (together with 100 others) as one of the named stones in the Berwick region in a 19th paper by G.A. Lebour, Professor of Geology, University of Durham College of Physical Science.

This paper describes the Crow Stone as an old parish boundary. It also lists all the old wayside crosses with their positions in latitude/longitude.

Note: Please check the Otterburn Ranges Firing Times before visiting!
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Crow Stone (Otterburn)
Crow Stone (Otterburn) submitted by Anne T : First view of the Crow Stone from the road leading northwards. View is over Coquetdale to the east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Crow Stone (Otterburn)
Crow Stone (Otterburn) submitted by Anne T : Looking inside the 'beak' of the Crow Stone, which is recorded as an old parish boundary. There was only modern graffiti inside. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Crow Stone (Otterburn)
Crow Stone (Otterburn) submitted by Anne T : Walking down the lane leading to the east towards Holystone (still some distance away), the appearance of the rock face changes rapidly to looking like a crow's head with a truncated beak. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NT8701 : Crow Stone by Pete Saunders
by Pete Saunders
©2008(licence)
NT8701 : Crow Stone by Russel Wills
by Russel Wills
©2014(licence)
NT8701 : Military land by peter maddison
by peter maddison
©2011(licence)
NT8701 : View of Crow Stone from the north by Russel Wills
by Russel Wills
©2018(licence)
NT8701 : Crow Stone by Peter McDermott
by Peter McDermott
©2010(licence)

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