Buttony
The petroglyphs of Buttony are several disclosures distributed carvings from the bronze time , from complex cup-and-ring markings and each bowl ( English cups are made). They are southeast of Doddington , in Northumberland , England .
Areas 1a, 1b, 1c and 2-5 of the Buttony group are located in a forest and are difficult to find. Each of the labels consists of a concave indentation in a pending on the surface, smooth stone formation is inserted picks, mostly by glacial Gletscherschliff originated. The "cup" ( German for the small bowl ) is often surrounded by "rings", concentric circles, the number of which varies. The number of sites is given for England with a total of 1360, for Ireland with 850 and for Scotland with 2220. There is talk of around 50,000 cups, 7,500 (15%) of which are surrounded by rings.
description
Map with all coordinates: Buttony 1c
The motifs of Buttony 1c consist of four cup-and-ring markings, which are cut into a moss-covered area of the rock outcrop, sloping to the southeast. There are two larger ones on the outside. They have four or five rings with a groove running down from the cup. The two middle ones are cups with two and three rings where the groove can hardly be seen. Location: 55 ° 34 ′ 22.9 ″ N , 1 ° 58 ′ 27.4 ″ W.
Buttony 3
The badly recognizable motifs of Buttony 3 consist of two cup-and-ring markings, which are cut into a south-easterly inclined, half moss-covered area of the rock outcrop. One has a complicated structure in which six small cups are surrounded by three complete rings in the center and four partial rings on one side. On the other sides there are almost 20 eroded cups. It is believed that the cups were made before the rings. The other motif has a central cup surrounded by five rings. A groove runs across the ring system. In addition, around ten cups are still recognizable. Location: 55 ° 34 ′ 22.9 ″ N , 1 ° 58 ′ 26.8 ″ W.
Buttony 4
The buttony 4 scratch on the lower surface of a large outcrop consists of two cups, each surrounded by rings. On the left side, seven complete and one incomplete eighth rings surround the cup, while there are seven rings on the right side. The two motifs almost touch. Straight grooves run roughly parallel from both cups. There are several scattered cups on the stone surface. Location: 55 ° 34 ′ 22.9 ″ N , 1 ° 58 ′ 26.3 ″ W.
Buttony 5
The irregularly shaped rock Buttony 5, just a few steps from Buttony 4, has scratches on different levels. The one at the top of the stone consists of a rosette of five cups, which are surrounded by a set of rings. There appear to be six rings on the left and five on the right. A set of three deep bowls is to the right of the main subject. On the slightly lower level there is a pair of incisions, the left of which shows a "keyhole" motif around the cup. The second cup is surrounded by a single ring and eight other cups. On the sloping front surface of the rock, a cup is surrounded by three rings with traces of an unfinished fourth, while a groove runs down from the cup. Location: 55 ° 34 ′ 22.9 ″ N , 1 ° 58 ′ 26.3 ″ W.
There is a link between Buttony and Chattonpark Hill, 3.4 miles to the southeast, where similar incisions are made at Chatton and Ketley Crag.
See also
- Cup stone
- St. Cuthbert's Cave or Cuddy's Cave
literature
- Stan Beckensall: Prehistoric Rock Art in Northumberland. Tempus Publishing, Stroud 2001, ISBN 0-7524-1945-5 .
