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Multi-periodSite Name: Rostherne Celtic HeadCountry: England County: Cheshire Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Knutsford Nearest Village: Rostherne
Map Ref: SJ743837 Landranger Map Number: 109
Latitude: 53.349559N Longitude: 2.387529W
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 |
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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 |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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This supposed Celtic Head lies to the rear of the Church in Rostherne near Knutsford. It is carved into a block of sandstone and has either hair or horns on either side of its face leading to speculation that it may be associated with Cernunnos, the horned god, after which the Cornovii tribe took their name. It was reputedly pulled out of the nearby Rostherne Mere which reputedly has a mermaid and may have come from a shrine.
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