Main Rock

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You should now see the Main Rock in front of you. It is the large exposed rock next to the metal ‘Ministry of Works’ sign.

Based on your own observations and what you have heard/read, do you think the carved stones were:

Please treat the rock with care.

Recently carved motif looks sharper and less weathered.

‘ROCK MAP’ graffiti was here in 1931 when the panel was recorded.

Truncated motif due to quarrying. Some of the removed stone may have been used to build the hillfort or the deer park wall.

Adapted from Stan Beckensall original.

Large eroded areas tend to be on the upper flat parts of rocks where there is not much runoff.

This is one of the few instances of graffiti associated with rock art in Northumberland although we don't know when this motif was carved.

These words provide an interpretation of the rock art from over 80 years ago.

Although quarrying is visible at about 15% of Northumberland rock art panels, it is not common to see such a clearly truncated motif.