What is recorded here
Rock art in Craster is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Rock art in Craster is likely from the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on the style and context of similar rock art in northern Britain. Its meaning is unclear, but such art may have had ritual, territorial, or symbolic significance.
The picture record does not grant public access. Use signed public paths and do not enter private land without permission.
Places near here
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Craster Tourist Information CentreVisitor information · 295 yd
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Dunstanburgh Castle: Romano-British settlement, 14th century enclosure castle and harbour, and World War II pillbox and foxholeScheduled monument · 1.1 mi
Spitalford Bog PlantationForest · 1.3 mi
Hollow PlantationForest · 1.4 mi
Howick HallHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Howick Hall: StatueMonument or public art · 1.6 mi
Boiler from the wreck of the TadorneShipwreck · 1.9 mi
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Photo: Russel Wills · CC BY-SA 2.0