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<< Text Pages >> Lower Higham Farm - Cairn in England in Greater Manchester

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lower Higham Farm
Country: England County: Greater Manchester Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Hyde
Map Ref: SJ961935  Landranger Map Number: 109
Latitude: 53.438262N  Longitude: 2.060174W
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.
3 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.
4 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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 5.9km SE 131° Ringstones (Derbyshire)* Stone Circle (SK006896)
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