Fowberry Moor Portable (May 2006)

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The Fowberry Moor Portable rock carving was unearthed during an excavation on Fowberry Moor, its original home being the Museum of Antiquities in Newcastle, now known as the Great North Museum: Hancock. The Beckensall Archive (BA) references this find as 'Fowberry Moor Portable', with NADRAP adding it to ERA in 2008. Their description is straightforward: three cups, measuring 0.10 m by 0.08 m, 0.05 m by 0.04 m and 0.02 m by 0.02 m in diameter, feature clear pick marks around the edges and within the cups. These markings are more like V-shaped notches than rounded cups, with many appearing as if freshly made, displaying elongated tear-drop shapes and possibly chipped with a sharp tool. The carved surface was captured through imagery taken by NADRAP Team 2 in May 2006, forming part of their archive deposited with Historic England and Northumberland County Council.