Old Bewick

Old Bewick is a village in the civil parish of Bewick, in the county of Northumberland, England, notable for its Bronze Age cairn, Iron Age hill fort, and rock art (petroglyphs) exhibiting the characteristic cup and ring marks.

  • Blawearie Cairn, excavated in 1866, and in the 1980s

Old Bewick
Old Bewick
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNU068216
Civil parish
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALNWICK
Postcode districtNE66
Dialling code01665
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament


Governance

Old Bewick is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.


References


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