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Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland, England. The monument comprises rocks bearing incised cup and ring markings, a form of prehistoric rock art characteristic of the Bronze Age period in northern Britain. Such markings represent some of the earliest monumental art in the British Isles and are thought to hold ritual or ceremonial significance, though their precise purpose remains contested among scholars. The site's survival within the woodland setting of North Plantation preserves an important record of prehistoric artistic expression and territorial or spiritual practices in the region.
Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006538. View the official record →
Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor is a Bronze Age rock art site located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006538.
Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor 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 1006538.
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 (7.6 km), Round cairn on the summit of Heddon Hill (7.7 km), Round cairn on the southern slope of Dod Hill, 800m NNE of The Dod (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Incised rocks in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor'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 in North Plantation, Fowberry Moor stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.