Old Bewick

Old Bewick
Old Bewick
Old Bewick shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference NU068216
Civil parish
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ALNWICK
Postcode district NE66
Dialling code 01665
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK Parliament

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


Governance

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


References


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