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Rock art on Amersidelaw, located 290 metres north west of Drakestruther Moss in Northumberland, is a prehistoric carved rock surface. The site comprises cup and ring markings characteristic of Bronze Age rock art traditions in northern Britain, typically dated to the second millennium BCE. Such motifs, consisting of circular depressions surrounded by concentric rings pecked into the stone surface, represent a significant form of ritual or territorial expression in prehistoric Northumberland. The survival of these carvings demonstrates the long-term use and cultural significance of this upland landscape during the Bronze Age period.
Rock art on Amersidelaw, 290m north west of Drakestruther Moss is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1417941. View the official record →
Rock art on Amersidelaw, located 290 metres north west of Drakestruther Moss in Northumberland, is a prehistoric carved rock surface. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1417941.
Rock art on Amersidelaw, 290m north west of Drakestruther Moss 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 1417941.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bewick Hill cup and ring marked rocks, Old Bewick (5.4 km), Bewick Hill camp (5.5 km), Percy's Cross, Beanley (8.2 km).
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Rock art on Amersidelaw, 290m north west of Drakestruther Moss stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.