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Image of Wellhope (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockandy

E part of rock: deep cup and groove with enclosing penannular cut in a circular depression.

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Image of Wellhope (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockandy

Had the chance of a later visit, better weather and a closer look at the stone surface. Close up of cups and grooves on quarried W edge of outcrop.

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Image of Wellhope (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockandy

Cup-marked rock in a difficult position on the E of the path from Caller Crags to Snook Bank. The W side has been quarried, the surface is covered with pine needles and the E side overgrown with heather and dense trees.

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Image of Wellhope (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art) by rockandy

The Beckensall archive records about 50 cups of various sizes, some with partial rings. The rock surface had been brushed when I visited providing yet another example of human disturbance to Northumberland rock-art sites. I couldn’t relate anything in my poor photo to Stan’s illustration (but that’s always a trouble I have).

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