Old Bewick

Old Bewick
Old Bewick Old Bewick shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NU068216
District	Berwick-upon-Tweed
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
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	Berwick-upon-Tweed
List of places UK England Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°29′17″N 1°53′35″W / 55.488°N 1.893°W / 55.488; -1.893

Old Bewick is a village in 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.

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