ROCK ART cup and ring mark inspired silver jewellery collection
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Cup and Ring mark inspired jewelleryOur new range of sterling silver jewellery is inspired by ancient rock carvings found in the Northumberland countryside. We have translated these ancient symbols into delicately textured pieces of jewellery handmade in our Northumberland studio.
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Bicycle rock (photo D.Hart)
The carvings we have based our range on can be found at Bicycle rock at Weetwood Moor, Wooler.
The hollows and grooves known as 'cup and ring marks' or 'rock art' were 'pecked' (chipped and carved using harder stones) onto outcrops and boulders across Northern Britain and Ireland by Neolithic and Bronze Age people between 6000 and 3500 years ago.
There are 1500 carved stones in Northumberland and Durham alone. Rock art is found in stone circles, tombs and burial cairns, so it may well have had a religious significance, it is also thought to mark boundaries. The original meaning of the symbols maybe now lost however they do provide a unique personal link with our prehistoric ancestors.
The hollows and grooves known as 'cup and ring marks' or 'rock art' were 'pecked' (chipped and carved using harder stones) onto outcrops and boulders across Northern Britain and Ireland by Neolithic and Bronze Age people between 6000 and 3500 years ago.
There are 1500 carved stones in Northumberland and Durham alone. Rock art is found in stone circles, tombs and burial cairns, so it may well have had a religious significance, it is also thought to mark boundaries. The original meaning of the symbols maybe now lost however they do provide a unique personal link with our prehistoric ancestors.
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We are currently working on some pieces inspired by cup and ring mark carvings found in Cumbria.
If you have some interesting Rock Art near to where you are we would be happy to consider making bespoke pieces for your shop.
We are currently working on some pieces inspired by cup and ring mark carvings found in Cumbria.
If you have some interesting Rock Art near to where you are we would be happy to consider making bespoke pieces for your shop.
