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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sponds Hill NCountry: England County: Cheshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Whaley Bridge Nearest Village: Kettleshulme
Map Ref: SJ970803 Landranger Map Number: 109
Latitude: 53.319618N Longitude: 2.046496W
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Sponds Hill lies on the border between Cheshire and Derbyshire within the estate of Lyme Hall and is reputedly one of the most notable objects to be seen from the Cheshire plain. The hill which runs north and south at 1348ft above sea level with fantastic views across to North Wales, Snowdon and the Great Orme, is home to three Bronze Age tumuli.
This barrow known as Sponds Hill Barrow North, stands on the summit of the hill capped by a trig point - the views from here are superb across the Chesire Plain, Manchester and the Pennines. A second barrow is located some 50 metres to the south. However, both are rather dilapidated examples and little is know of their history. The most notable lies on the spur of the hill on a natural mound, known as Reed Hill or Reed’s Piece, midway along the ridge.
Access
To visit this and Sponds Hill North, park at the Bowstones GR: SJ974813 and take the Gritstone Trail south for around a kilometre to the summit of the hill. References
D.M.Longley “Prehistory” in C.R.Elrington (ed) “The Victoria History of the County of Chester, volume 1, Oxford University Press (1987)
J. Barnatt & J. Collis “Barrows in the Peak District – Recent Research”, J.R.Collis Publications (1996)
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