<< Our Photo Pages >> King Wanless Green (cist) 1 - Rock Art in England in Northumberland
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Rock ArtSite Name: King Wanless Green (cist) 1 Alternative Name: ERA-1427; SMR/HER N6960Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Hexham Nearest Village: Bardon Mill
Map Ref: NY8002071123
Latitude: 55.034221N Longitude: 2.314133W
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
This rock art panel is recorded by NADRAP as being on the eastern most stone of a cist, which may indicate an artificial origin, but could just be natural weathering.
For more information see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-1427 King Wanless Green (cist) 1, which includes NADRAP's notes, photographs, a panoramic photograph, a sketch of the rock and its motifs, plus photogrammetry.
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