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<< 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 170
Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Wooler  Nearest Village: Chatton
Map Ref: NU0172027935
Latitude: 55.545122N  Longitude: 1.974299W
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
4 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.
3 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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Whitsunbank 3
Whitsunbank 3 submitted by SolarMegalith : Cup with single ring on Whitsunbank 3 panel (photo taken on October 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Rock Art in Northumberland

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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Whitsunbank 3
Whitsunbank 3 submitted by SolarMegalith : Whitsunbank 3 - cup-and-ring mark and a groove (photo taken on October 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whitsunbank 3
Whitsunbank 3 submitted by SolarMegalith : Decorated boulder in a clearance cairn (photo taken on October 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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