<< Our Photo Pages >> Whippalow Hill - Barrow Cemetery in England in Greater Manchester
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Whippalow Hill Alternative Name: Whipney Lane LowCountry: England County: Greater Manchester Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Bury Nearest Village: Hawkshaw
Map Ref: SD76921477
Latitude: 53.628945N Longitude: 2.350468W
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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Background: According to Bury Archaeological Society this is a 'Neolithic Burial Site'. I have no more information than that. It is a large grass covered mound that looks man made to me.
The area: Hawkshaw is a beautiful village on the outskirts of Bury in Greater Manchester (or Lancashire as some of us still say). It is close to Bolton also. Hawkshaw has several Burial sites from the Neolithic and Bronze Age (I will be reporting/photographing more soon). It is on the edge of the pennines - Holcombe Hill is very close to the site and is quite imposing. Neolithic mounds tended to be in less dramatic places than Bronze Age ones, they were in more sheltered spots, with some privacy as well as being visible only from certain places. These particular 'lowes' are dotted either side of the main road (probably an ancient route) and they were probably visible from each other in their day....?
Access: Come off the A676 and turn up the road where you see the sign for the Firing Range. Park at the bottom of this road - it has sort of parking bays. Then walk back to the main road, carefully cross it - (they go fast) and go over the stone stile opposite heading South East along a track (Whipney Lane). You will pass two very rough gateposts (old standing stones?). Keep going another 100m or so and it is on your right. It's in the next field. You are on a public footpath, it is not. The farmer (I think) lives in Kenyon's Farm - (SU150762). A local lady said he is very nice, so I am going to ask him before I go up it).
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