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The Archaeology of People: Dimensions of Neolithic Life, Whittle

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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tatton Neolithic hearth - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Cheshire

Submitted by Vicky on Thursday, 19 September 2002  Page Views: 6859

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tatton Neolithic hearth
Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Knutsford  Nearest Village: Mere
Map Ref: SJ754811  Landranger Map Number: 109
Latitude: 53.326241N  Longitude: 2.370802W
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.
2 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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Tatton Neolithic hearth
Tatton Neolithic hearth submitted by TimPrevett : Tatton Park is under the care of The National Trust but also managed by Cheshire County Council, so even for National Trust members there is a 4 pound admission charge per car. The features of note are all in the Parkland area near the Old Hall , and are easily driven to. I have tried to take a photo of each of the areas where said features would have been, having copied the circle from the mulitm... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village/Settlement in Cheshire

During excavations in 1983 a Neolithic camp with three hearths was discovered. Charcoal from one of these was radiocarbon dated to 4310 +/-100BC

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SJ7580 : Stream in Tatton Park by philandju
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SJ7581 : Car park for Tatton Old Hall by Stephen Craven
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SJ7580 : Deer in Tatton Park by Roger A Smith
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SJ7580 : Deer in Tatton Park by Roger A Smith
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SJ7580 : A deer in Tatton Park finds something growing on a felled tree worth eating by Roger A Smith
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