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Rock ArtSite Name: Broomridge 2 Alternative Name: ERA-7; Beckensall 9; N1956Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Wooler Nearest Village: Ford
Map Ref: NT9704237046
Latitude: 55.626980N Longitude: 2.048537W
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 7th Jun 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Just under a mile WNW of Roughting Lynn are some carved outcrops of Rocks. These are spread over 3 sites (including Broomridge panels). These are by no means the most spectacular but simply those which I feel carry the best ambience. Clearly you are free to roam Goatscrag Hill and discover your own favourite!
Broomridge 2 is located west of Goatscrag and Broomridge 1. This panel is decorated with simple cup-marks and cup-and-ring marks, one of them with seven rings.
For more information see England's Rock Art ERA-7 and the Internet Archive: Beckensall 9 Broomridge 2, which adds: "Large dome of rock that has two distinct sets of markings: one is the outline and various stages of excavation of large millstones at the east end of the rock, and cups and rings elsewhere."
Although not as widely spread as on Doddington Moor there is probably as much variation in this area as around Doddington. In addition to cup and rock marks there are also horse hoof shaped carvings and possible animal carvings at Goatscrag although there is apparently some discussion as to whether the animal shapes (perhaps horses or goats) are modern additions. There is a good path up to the carvings from either Ford Moss Nature Reserve or from the Routin Lynn site. On a good day this would make an ideal stopping point on a shorter walk around the area taking in Roughtin Linn, Goatscrag and the fort between Ford Moss and Ford Common.
This rock art panel is located on Open Access land.
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