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Photo Pages: Bowstones - Ancient Cross in England in Cheshire

Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 07 October 2004  Page Views: 4034
Megaliths in England Site Name: Bowstones
Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Disley
Map Ref: SJ974814  Landranger Map Number: 109
Latitude: 53.329508N  Longitude: 2.040501W
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.
 4 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
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Bowstones submitted by Vicky

Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Cheshire

The Bowstones are actually the upper parts of the shafts of double Anglo Saxon crosses, dating to the 9th or 10th century AD. The crosses were probably destroyed shortly after the Reformation in the mid 16th century. Two cross heads, now in Lyme Park, were ploughed up in a field near Disley Church in the 19th century and may belong to these shafts. The stones were probably erected in their current position at Bow Stone Gate by Sir Piers Legh in the late 16th century perhaps as boundary markers or guide posts.

There is a good view of the barrow of Reed Hill grom here.

Bowstones submitted by Just3Days
Looking SE out of the Bowstones' enclosure. Some of these crosses end up looking remarkably phallic...

Bowstones submitted by Just3Days
A close up on the stones; space and angles are limited due to a small enclosure and barbed wire.

Bowstones submitted by Just3Days
The two Bowstones in early morning light.

Bowstones submitted by twentytrees
Fantastic location - see for miles - popular with walkers since four paths converge here (shame about the barbed wire around the fencing!!).
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    Re: Bowstones (Score: 0)
    by Anonymous on Saturday, 28 February 2004
    If you are going to view this site, make sure you take a kite! This is one of the best kite flying areas around and the views are stunning. (Its also a nice walk down into Lyme Park)
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    Re: Bowstones (Score: 0)
    by Anonymous on Monday, 12 July 2004
    I love being up by the Bowstones...as the previous poster says the views on a clear day are fantastic.

    I once heard the Robin Hood legend has some links to the stones...hence 'bowstones'...anybody got anything to offer on that?
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    Re: Bowstones (Score: 0)
    by Anonymous on Tuesday, 24 May 2005
    It is said that Robin Hood used to travel to the Bowstones to bend his bows...quite why? I'm not sure.

    Fantastic views on a clear day, one of my favourite places.
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    Re: Bowstones (Score: 0)
    by Anonymous on Wednesday, 04 April 2007
    My fathers ashes are spread near the stones. As a manchester man he spent all his life in the area you can see from here and took much delight in being in the cuntryside arround that area. I wonder if the sight was chosen for the similar reason we spread Fathers ashes as we can often look and see the white farmhouse from all over south Manchester and think of him.
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