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Rock ArtSite Name: Blueburn Farm (Rothbury) Alternative Name: ERA-1838; Beckensall 642; SMR/HER N10734; Access. No. 1975.8Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.742 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Northumberland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Rothbury Nearest Village: Forestburn Gate
Map Ref: NZ0666096270
Latitude: 55.260553N Longitude: 1.896754W
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 panel was found near Blueburn Farm, Rothbury during an excavation. Beckensall describes this panel, with its single, very large, pick-marked, cone-shaped cup, as 'possibly prehistoric'.
For more information see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-1838 Blueburn Farm, Rothbury, which includes NADRAP's notes, Beckensall's archive notes and description, photographs, a sketch of the rock and its motifs, plus photogrammetry and media from the Beckensall Archive. The original Beckensall record can be found at Internet Archive: Beckensall 642 Blueburn Farm.
Please note this rock art panel was donated to the Museum of Antiquities in Newcastle (now the Great North Museum).
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