Hepburn Moor A (April 2007)

3D Model

Portable boulder now in a private collection. Originally found in collapsed wall near Hepburn, SE of Chillingham, Northumberland.

Referenced on the Beckensall Archive (BA) as ‘Hepburn Moor a’ the archive records:

“A portable cobble which has a complex decoration for such a small stone: a ring around a cup with a groove leading from it, flanked by arcs and lines. It appears to have been used in wall building, but it is not clear whether it is from broken outcrop or a cobble used in a structure.”

NADRAP make the following interesting observation:

“Penannular grooves are ‘quarried through’ indicating removal from outcrop after motif creation. It is puzzling therefore, that the panel’s reverse side bears peck marks in a cup shape. “

ERA & BA info: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/era/section/panel/overview.jsf?eraId=1050

Model created from 4 stereo pairs captured by Joe Gibson of NADRAP Team 3 in April 2007. The imagery forms part of the full NADRAP archive deposited with Historic England & NCC.