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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Butley Barrow Alternative Name: Prestbury Bowl BarrowCountry: England County: Cheshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Macclesfield Nearest Village: Prestbury
Map Ref: SJ9072278334
Latitude: 53.301872N Longitude: 2.14068W
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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This bowl barrow is passed by thousands of people every day without them realising it is there as it is by the main road and railway line just north of Macclesfield. In a narrow, low-lying farmer’s field so only accessible with permission but can easily be seen from the car on Bonis Hall Lane whilst waiting at the traffic lights, or on foot from the farm gate on the main road.
It is about 2.8 miles north of Macclesfield on the road to Poynton (A523), in a field adjacent to the main road just past the traffic lights for Bonis Hall Lane (B5358) with the main railway line to Manchester behind it. There is a small lay-by on the other side of the main road about 100 metres north.
This is Bronze Age barrow is described on the Historic England website as 1.3m high and 25m diameter.
Scheduled Monument 1007375.
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