West Lordenshaw (Birky Hill) N02

3D Model

Carved rock on Birky Hill, W of Lordenshaw hillfort, Garleigh Moor, S of Rothbury, Northumberland.

A few find during NADRAP surveys referenced ‘West Lordenshaw (Birky Hill) N02’ on ERA. The NADRAP team describe:

“A small cobble in the make up of a cairn mound which incorporates the ‘Horseshoe Rock’ panel. A triangular stone, it displays a single definite cup mark, very regular in shape and profile, and has an approx 0.05 m diameter and 0.025 m depth.”

The section of larger stone visible in this model is the Horseshoe Rock.

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=1292

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