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<< Our Photo Pages >> Stalybridge Cairn - Cairn in England in Greater Manchester

Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 26 February 2004  Page Views: 11929

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stalybridge Cairn
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 6.182 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Greater Manchester Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Stalybridge
Map Ref: SJ989980  Landranger Map Number: 109
Latitude: 53.478723N  Longitude: 2.018042W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
3 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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Stalybridge Cairn
Stalybridge Cairn submitted by twentytrees : This cairn is easy to spot given the trig point, and the two paths which intersect at the trig point. It appears very much to be a cairn, the top is prominent, and it appears in MAGIC, but you could forgive anyone for thinking its a pile of stones. Cairns are easily dispersed when paths cross them. Further, it used to have a wall across the top which hasn't helped. Most importantly, you can see fo... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Greater Manchester (Tameside)

This cairn is easy to spot given the trig point, and the two paths which intersect at the trig point. It appears very much to be a cairn, the top is prominent, and it appears in MAGIC, but you could forgive anyone for thinking its a pile of stones. Cairns are easily dispersed when paths cross them.

Further, it used to have a wall across the top which hasn't helped. Most importantly, you can see for miles and miles. West across Manchester and into Wales. East up the Longdendale valley. And south to Kinderlow End and Castle Naze.

Park at the layby by the old quarry which is now used for climbing and head directly north. About 1km from the road there is a small gate which takes you down and west over a narrow bridge then onto a very good path which leads directly to the cairn. The path isn't shown on the map!
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Stalybridge Cairn
Stalybridge Cairn submitted by twentytrees : Looking west over Manchester. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Stalybridge Cairn by DaveDunford on Saturday, 08 April 2006
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Ancient Monument Schedule at http://www.magic.gov.uk/rsm/23759.pdf
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Re: Stalybridge Cairn by Anonymous on Wednesday, 31 August 2005
this 'cairn' is at the top of our local hill - it is merely a concrete trig point
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