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<< Our Photo Pages >> Golden Stone (Alderley Edge) - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Cheshire

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 23 July 2002  Page Views: 12100

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Golden Stone (Alderley Edge)
Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Wilmslow  Nearest Village: Alderley Edge
Map Ref: SJ861776  Landranger Map Number: 118
Latitude: 53.295173N  Longitude: 2.210001W
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.
4 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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Golden Stone (Alderley Edge)
Golden Stone (Alderley Edge) submitted by Vicky : The Golden Stone, Alderley Edge, Cheshire NGR:SJ863776 This boundary stone situated next to a footpath at Alderley Edge is believed to have originally been a Bronze Age standing stone. It can be found by following the path from the Wizard Inn (near the main car park) towards Edge House. The Golden Stone is on the left of the path just after it swings round to the right towards the house. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Cheshire

The Golden Stone lies close to the Engine Vein in Alderley Edge, where Bronze Age man worked the earth for its copper-rich ores. Displays in the visitors centre report that the Golden Stone was possibly a Bronze Age standing stone, later re-used as a boundary marker.

Looking at this strangely-shaped, pebbly, sandstone boulder today, it is hard to see how it would have stood, but given its position in the landscape in close proximity to the prehistoric copper workings and tumuli, it surely must have had some significance during Bronze Age times.

Access: Park in the National Trust car park and take the path from The Wizard Inn past the warden’s cottage and the eastern end of the Engine Vein. At the end, follow the track round to the right (to the south-east) towards Edge House Farm and you will see the Golden Stone to the left of the path after a few metres.
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Golden Stone (Alderley Edge)
Golden Stone (Alderley Edge) submitted by Antonine : 2016 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Golden Stone (Alderley Edge)
Golden Stone (Alderley Edge) submitted by StormStrider : Golden Stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

Golden Stone (Alderley Edge)
Golden Stone (Alderley Edge) submitted by TimPrevett : The large Golden Stone, which is a possible standing stone. See main entry for detail. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SJ8677 : Church Quarry, Alderley Edge by chris morton
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SJ8677 : Alderley Edge NT by Peter Turner
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SJ8677 : Woodland on Alderley Edge by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2017(licence)
SJ8677 : Alderley Edge by Elliott Simpson
by Elliott Simpson
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SJ8677 : Signpost on Alderley Edge by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2017(licence)

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 5.2km SSW 198° Capesthorne Hall (SE)* Round Barrow(s) (SJ845726)
 5.5km SSE 151° New Farm, Henbury* Stone Circle (SJ887728)
 5.6km ESE 123° Macclesfield Cemetery* Round Barrow(s) (SJ908745)
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 5.7km SSE 167° Bearhurst Farm* Round Barrow(s) (SJ874720)
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Re: Golden Stone by coldrum on Tuesday, 04 September 2012
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http://www.alderleyedge.org/golden_stone.htm

http://clasmerdin.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/legend-of-alderley-edge.html

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1346484
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