Rock carvings on Weetwood Moor
The rock carvings in Weetwood Moor ( German "wet wood moor" ) near Wooler , in Northumberland in the north of England are a protected monument . It comprises about 30 outcrops in the sandstone , consisting mainly of cup-and-ring markings , many of which have straight grooves running from the center (cup) through the rings outwards.
The rock art could be Neolithic or Early Bronze Age , as it was between 3800 and 1500 BC. Was dated. There is also a restored cairn on the moor , which was partially excavated by Stan Beckensall in 1982. 38 carved stones were recovered from the mound, more than any other in Northumberland. The cairn has a badly worn curb that has a central bowl with four concentric rings. Three grooves radiate out from the middle. Weetwood Moor was not always forested.
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Coordinates: 55 ° 32 ′ 51.2 " N , 1 ° 57 ′ 55.8" W.