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<< Our Photo Pages >> North Gill Head (Urra Moor) - Rock Art in England in Yorkshire (North)

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 01 August 2017  Page Views: 1965

Rock ArtSite Name: North Gill Head (Urra Moor)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.5 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Rock Art
 Nearest Village: Seave Green
Map Ref: NZ5884101119
Latitude: 54.402143N  Longitude: 1.095106W
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.
5 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
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North Gill Head (Urra Moor)
North Gill Head (Urra Moor) submitted by SolarMegalith : The occulus motif seen in the artificial lighting (photo taken on July 2017). (Vote or comment on this photo)
A freestanding boulder located on the top of a stony earthwork. On its southern side there is a small cup with single ring and two connected cup-and-ring marks forming an occulus motif.

Reference:
Brown, P. and Chappell, G. 2012. Prehistoric Rock Art in the North York Moors. Stroud: The History Press, p. 267.
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North Gill Head (Urra Moor)
North Gill Head (Urra Moor) submitted by johndhunter : North Gill Head Rock Art at NZ 58841 01119 – This view, looking northerly, shows how the stone sits on the stony earthwork, October 2019. (Vote or comment on this photo)

North Gill Head (Urra Moor)
North Gill Head (Urra Moor) submitted by johndhunter : North Gill Head Rock Art at NZ 58841 01119 – Image taken April 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)

North Gill Head (Urra Moor)
North Gill Head (Urra Moor) submitted by johndhunter : North Gill Head Rock Art at NZ 58841 01119 - More of a westerly view showing the landscape the stone is within, looking across Urra Moor then Bilsdale to the Cleveland Hills beyond, October 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

North Gill Head (Urra Moor)
North Gill Head (Urra Moor) submitted by johndhunter : North Gill Head Rock Art at NZ 58841 01119 - Closer view of cup and ring marks taken May 2013. (Vote or comment on this photo)

North Gill Head (Urra Moor)
North Gill Head (Urra Moor) submitted by SolarMegalith : Cup-and-ring mark close to the western edge of the boulder on Urra Moor (photo taken on July 2017).

North Gill Head (Urra Moor)
North Gill Head (Urra Moor) submitted by SolarMegalith : Decorated side of the boulder - view from the south (photo taken on July 2017).

North Gill Head (Urra Moor)
North Gill Head (Urra Moor) submitted by SolarMegalith : Undecorated side of the boulder and view towards the south (photo taken on July 2017).

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"North Gill Head (Urra Moor)" | Login/Create an Account | 2 News and Comments
  
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Re: North Gill Head (Urra Moor) by Sunny100 on Saturday, 01 June 2019
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Thanks johndhunter. Site name now edited / changed to North Gill Head (Urra Moor).
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Re: Urra Moor by johndhunter on Saturday, 01 June 2019
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Admin: Images for the Face Stone (Urra Moor) SID 50489 are showing up on this site page. Suggest name change for this site page North Gill Head or North Gill Head (Urra Moor)
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