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<< Our Photo Pages >> Highstones earthwork - Misc. Earthwork in England in Greater Manchester

Submitted by jumping-buddha on Sunday, 23 July 2006  Page Views: 6718

Multi-periodSite Name: Highstones earthwork
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.071 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Greater Manchester Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Hadfield  Nearest Village: Tintwistle
Map Ref: SK064990
Latitude: 53.487676N  Longitude: 1.905016W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Highstones earthwork
Highstones earthwork submitted by jumping-buddha : You can just make out the dark line of the ditch at Highstones as it curves away to the right. It is more noticeable on the ground than this picture portrays. The view up Longdendale valley in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)
An oval shaped area, approx' 75 meters across at its widest, with an obvious ditch...

Not much really to see, but a good feel to the place with fine views up the Longdendale valley.
Only a short walk from the Pennine way, a public footpath passes directly to the north of the site.
Nearby, a ruined farm (called Highstones) has an interesting carved door lintel from 1732.

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