<< Our Photo Pages >> Manchester Ship Canal Stone - Marker Stone in England in Cheshire
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Modern SitesSite Name: Manchester Ship Canal StoneCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.0 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cheshire Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Wilmslow
Map Ref: SJ83898193
Latitude: 53.334030N Longitude: 2.243379W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The stone is close to the ruins of the private chapel originally belonging to Pownall Hall. It is the high wooded footpath at The Carrs in Wilmslow. I must have walked passed this spot a hundred times without noticing it, so if you find the ruins the stone is nearby.
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