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<< Our Photo Pages >> Brown Stones - Stone Row / Alignment in England in Greater Manchester

Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 25 March 2004  Page Views: 8625

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Brown Stones
Country: England County: Greater Manchester Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Bolton  Nearest Village: Smithills Dean
Map Ref: SD679130  Landranger Map Number: 109
Latitude: 53.612559N  Longitude: 2.486673W
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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Brown Stones
Brown Stones submitted by LivingRocks : Brown Stones Row situated close to the remains of the old Brown Stones Quarry. Top Left - Site of the Row, Top Right – An old trough found within the row, this looks to be of the same stone and is weathered to a similar degree as the stones, Bottom Left – The largest carved stone, several parallel grooves and the letters ST, Bottom Right – Close up of the carving, its far too fresh looking... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Row in Greater Manchester

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Brown Stones submitted by David : Here's the carved stone that's easiest to find. The large stones are all uprooted but follow a line toward a fold in the horizon. This marks the sunset on the longest day. There is a low barrow in the field too and several peripheral stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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The Brown Stones row by David on Monday, 27 February 2006
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The row of fallen stones looks toward a crease on the horizon - the alignment indicates the northern moonset at the Lunar Minimum. In the same field, toward the sandy track, below Coalpit Lane, is a low mound and another pair of felled stones.
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