<< Our Photo Pages >> Whitsunbank 3 - Rock Art in England in Northumberland
Submitted by SolarMegalith on Wednesday, 09 October 2013 Page Views: 1912
Rock ArtSite Name: Whitsunbank 3 Alternative Name: ERA-160; Beckensall 170Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Wooler Nearest Village: Chatton
Map Ref: NU0172027935
Latitude: 55.545122N Longitude: 1.974299W
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 3rd Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
A large boulder in a clearance cairn is decorated with cup and single ring and a groove with visible peck marks.
For more information see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-160 Whitsunbank 3, which includes a brief description, photographs, a sketch of the rock and its motifs, plus photogrammetry, a VRML model and media from the Beckensall Archive.
The original Beckensall record can be found at Internet Archive: Beckensall 170 Whitsunbank 3.
Please note this rock art panel is located on private land.
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