East Lordenshaw 4q (Oct 2005)

3D Model

Boulder found NE of Lordenshaw multivallate hillfort on Garleigh Moor, S of Rothbury, Northumberland.

Referenced ‘East Lordenshaw 4q’ on the Beckensall Archive (BA), this carving was added to ERA by NADRAP in 2008. The team describe: “An erect boulder, one of three in close alignment (East Lordenshaw p, q and r) …Cup motifs placed at highest part of block. One is large and shallow with the appearance of a possible light groove around southern side, like an arc, and in an apparently carved out area which could be described countersunk. Other cup is small and close by. Third is smaller and shallow and on the ridged slope of panel.

Historic England listing: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1017196

ERA & BA info: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/era/section/panel/overview.jsf?eraId=1268

Model created from 5 stereo pairs captured by Joe Gibson of NADRAP Team 3 in October 2005. The imagery forms part of the full NADRAP archive deposited with Historic England & Northumberland CC.