Boulder found close to Fallowlees Burn to the west of Fontburn Reservoir, 5 miles south of Rothbury, Northumberland.
Referenced ‘Fontburn a(v)’ on the Beckensall Archive (BA), this carved rock is described as ‘Six, possibly, seven cups (two/three on top and four on the side).’ In their subsequent 2006 survey, NADRAP noted:
“A large recumbent boulder with ironstone banding and obvious stone removal to three sides, evidenced by long straight edges. It lies among at least four cairns and is itself supported on other stones. Motif of up to 13 possible scattered cups has some uncertainties.”
ERA & BA info: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/era/section/panel/overview.jsf?eraId=1358
Model created from 6 stereo pairs captured by Joe Gibson of NADRAP Team 3 in July 2006. The imagery forms part of the full NADRAP archive deposited with Historic England & Northumberland County Council.
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