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<< Text Pages >> Cheshire Wood Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in England in Staffordshire

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Natural PlacesSite Name: Cheshire Wood Cave
Country: England County: Staffordshire Type: Cave or Rock Shelter

Map Ref: SK113533  Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.076811N  Longitude: 1.832778W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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SK1153 : Cheshire Wood by Peter Barr
by Peter Barr
©2010(licence)
SK1153 : Manifold Valley, southeast of Beeston Tor from path along eastern rim by Colin Park
by Colin Park
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SK1153 : View across Manifold Valley above Cheshire Wood by Chris Morgan
by Chris Morgan
©2017(licence)
SK1153 : Hillside of Castern Wood Nature Reserve by Chris Wimbush
by Chris Wimbush
©2009(licence)
SK1153 : Cheshire Wood by Chris Heaton
by Chris Heaton
©2006(licence)

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Re: Cheshire Wood Cave by Anonymous on Monday, 11 October 2010
sounds like a fantastic walk, with some stunning views- great for a team building event . Will definitely give it a look next time I have a free day!
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