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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Black Rock Farm Alternative Name: GincloughCountry: England County: Cheshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Macclesfield Nearest Village: Rainow
Map Ref: SJ957766 Landranger Map Number: 118
Latitude: 53.286351N Longitude: 2.06596W
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 scheduled barrow lies close to the main road through Rainow on a small terrace to the west of Black Rock Farm, Ginclough. Located on a south-west facing slope, the tumulus is almost untouched apart from a hollow on the top and in the south-eastern section which may have resulted from an undocumented excavation.
Viewing
One of the best ways to see this barrow is to turn off the B5470 Macclesfield Road on to Smith Lane a little way north of the hamlet of Ginclough. Once you are on this lane stop (safely) and look back down the lane, over the main road to the field beyond. To the left of a dry-stone wall you will see the barrow interrupting the view across the Cheshire Plain.
References
D.M.Longley “Prehistory” in C.R.Elrington (ed) “The Victoria History of the County of Chester, volume 1, Oxford University Press (1987)
J. Barnatt & J. Collis “Barrows in the Peak District – Recent Research”, J.R.Collis Publications (1996)
Cheshire County Sites and Monuments Record
Note: Please note this barrow is located on private land but can be easily viewed from the nearby road.
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