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Rock ArtSite Name: Chesters Roman Site a Alternative Name: ERA-752; Beckensall 752
Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Hexham  Nearest Village: Chollerford
Map Ref: NY9120770250
Latitude: 55.026703N  Longitude: 2.13908W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Rock Art in Northumberland

Described a now being 'lost', this rock art panel is described in Beckensall's Archive notes as having been found by "the Rev G. Rome Hall (who) recorded that a prehistoric carved stone three feet long and two feet six wide ‘may be seen in the portico at Chesters, where a large slab of sandstone is incised with cups, singly and in groups, and has intersecting irregular grooves or channels.’ It was found to the east of the North gateway." The grid reference given above is the original find location in the North gateway of the fort.

For more information see England's Rock Art entry for ERA-752 Chesters Roman Site a, where Beckensall describes the panel as being on "A broken slab that is divided by branching grooves, on either side of which are twelve cup marks and a groove." The ERA entry has a sketch of the panel from the ERA Archive and a drawing from the Beckensall Archive.

The original Beckensall record can be found at Internet Archive: Beckensall 752 Chesters Roman site a.

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NY9170 : Information board by the North Gate of Chesters Camp by Stanley Howe
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NY9170 : Remains of North Gate, Cilurnum by Stanley Howe
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NY9170 : North Gate, Cilurnum by Stanley Howe
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