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Incised rocks at Fowberry Park is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland. The monument comprises rocks bearing cup and ring markings, a form of prehistoric rock carving characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain. Such incised rock art represents one of the earliest forms of monumental expression in the British Isles, though the precise ritual or symbolic function of these markings remains subject to scholarly debate. The site contributes to the archaeological record of prehistoric Northumberland and demonstrates the presence of Bronze Age communities in this region.
Incised rocks at Fowberry Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006537. View the official record →
Incised rocks at Fowberry Park is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006537.
Incised rocks at Fowberry Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006537.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three Romano-British farmsteads and part of a field system on Heddon Hill 900m north west of Calder (7.7 km), Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill (7.8 km), Settlements SE of Heddon Hill (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Incised rocks at Fowberry Park's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Incised rocks at Fowberry Park stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.