Swinburne Standing Stone (Nov 2007)3D Model
This standing stone can be found on private farmland S of Great Swinburne, Northumuberland.
At 3.3 x 1.4 x 0.6 metres it is thought to be the tallest standing stone in Northumberland and belongs to the Neolithic / Bronze Age period. Possible cup marks are visible on the N and S faces. Referenced ‘Swinburne Standing Stone’ on the Beckensall Archive (BA), this monument was added to ERA by NADRAP in 2008. BA describes:
‘The north face has four ovals and 14 other cups, some small; there are two prominent cups on the south face and 10 faint cups.’
Historic England listing: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1011407
ERA & BA info: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/era/section/panel/overview.jsf?eraId=1478
This model shows the carved north & south faces and was created from 16 stereo pairs captured by Dave Tuck & David Jones (NADRAP Team 2) in November 2007. The imagery forms part of the NADRAP archive deposited with Historic England and Northumberland County Council.
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