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<< Text Pages >> Buckton Edge - Cairn in England in Greater Manchester

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Buckton Edge
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.0 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Greater Manchester Type: Cairn
 Nearest Village: Matley
Map Ref: SJ989972  Landranger Map Number: 109
Latitude: 53.471533N  Longitude: 2.018039W
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.
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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