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Cup and ring marked stone, Beanley (Hedgeley)

Cup and ring marked stone found near Beanley. It measures 2ft by 1ft 6ins and formed part of an ancient grave. Now in the lower apartment of Alnwick Castle Museum, No.185. (1)

Present location of stone correct. Excact provenance not known. (2)

Found when draining a field west of Beanley ... it has one typical figure - four incomplete concentric circles around a cup. (3)
N3163
Neolithic (4000BC to 2200BC)
Bronze Age (2600BC to 700BC)
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1955; J H Ostridge


Source of Reference
Local History of Hedgeley

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