2011

NU2304 : Complex rock carvings at Morwick Crag

taken 13 years ago, near to Warkworth, Northumberland, England

Complex rock carvings at Morwick Crag
Complex rock carvings at Morwick Crag
It is likely that all the carvings on Morwick Crag NU2304 : Morwick Crag from the north side of the River Coquet which is almost unique for its spiral motifs NU2304 : Spiral carvings at Morwick Crag were made from a path running along the cliff side high above the river. The panel shown here is still just above the existing path. Erosion of the river bank on the outside of the bend has forced the path almost down to river level where it often floods, leaving many of the motifs now high above your head. Rock falls, erosion and people are the main threats to the rock art here. A previous visitor has outlined the motifs in a red chalk as they are quite faint and difficult to see in poor light although this is not good practice for such a sensitive national monument
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Geographical Context: Uplands Rivers, Streams, Drainage other tags: River Cliff Cup and Ring Sandstone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Morwick Crag [10] · Rock Carvings [5] · Head [4] · Spiral Carvings [4] ·
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Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 22 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 23 July, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NU 2330 0441 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:19.9916N 1:38.0560W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NU 2330 0441
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