The Written Rock of Gelt at risk from sandstone erosion and the site’s inaccessibility
Rare Roman graffiti from AD207, which includes a quarry worker’s caricature poking fun at a commanding officer and a good luck phallus symbol, is to be recorded for future generations because of it is danger of being lost.
Details have been announced of a project to document inscriptions in a Roman quarry near Hadrian’s Wall known as the Written Rock of Gelt, which are among only a handful left in England.
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