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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:
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 |
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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 |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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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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