Megalithic Portal: Latest from Greater Manchester, England

Mellor Moor

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:47:27 GMT

]]>Visit Shaw Cairn on Mellor Moor, Sat 21-Sun 22 July . Kerb Cairn in Stockport, Greater Manchester. Excavation of an inhumation cist uncovered about 100 amber beads, which would have formed a precious necklace from an elite group. Another find was a stone platform next to the cairn. Excavation of the cairn and its surroundings is continuing.

Manchester Museum

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:05:44 GMT

]]>Worsley Man: Hospital scanner probes Iron Age bog death, see comments.. Museum in Greater Manchester (City of Manchester). Includes stone implements from Manchester area & Creswell Crags, Alderley Edge landscape project.

The Doffcocker Cross

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:25:09 GMT

. The Doffcocker cross, an Anglo-Saxon monument, stands just within the precint of the Roman Catholic church of St James the Great on Bowland Drive a few miles north-west of Bolton city centre. The A58 road is just a little north of the church. This odd-shaped cross is best viewed from Montserrat Road at the other side of the church. There is a well-tended little garden around the base of the cross.

St Peter's Church (Bolton)

Fri, 27 May 2011 16:10:10 GMT

]]>. St Peter's Parish Church is located on St Peter's Way just to the east of the centre of Bolton. It houses a 9th-10th century Anglian/Norse cross and other fragments of a similar age.

Broadfield Park Glacial Boulder

Sun, 23 May 2010 21:51:28 GMT

]]>. Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Greater ManchesterA Glacial Erratic Boulder at SD.896130. This estimated five ton glacial boulder, made of Andecite, stands at the side of a footpath at the eastern end of Broadfield Park, Rochdale, close to the St Alban's road entrance and not far from the bandstand. It had originally stood in a field at Cowm Top farm near Castleton, but was generously given as a gift to Broadfield Park.

Hamer Hill

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:55:21 GMT

]]>Exclusive photo of one of the stones, thanks to Stuart Mendelsohn. Possible Stone Circle in Greater Manchester. Rochdale's Stonehenge? Archaeologists claim to have unearthed a "mini-Stonehenge"... on the moors of Rochdale. The two nearby sites - an oval made up of collapsed slabs, and a 30-metre circle of rounded stones - are believed to be ancient burial sites dating back as far as 5,000 years. They were spotted by archaeologist Stuart Mendelsohn during a walk on the hills in December and could now become a major tourist attraction.

Dry Hillock

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:35:14 GMT

]]>. Standing Stone (Menhir) in Greater Manchester

Mellor

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:59:50 GMT

]]>Listen to the BBC Radio 4 Programme about the Mellor dig. Link may not be active for long. See comments on latest discoveries at the site.. Hillfort in Greater Manchester (Stockport). Being excavated by Manchester University.

St Chad's Well (Chadkirk)

Tue, 29 May 2007 20:11:26 GMT

]]>. Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin (Eccles)

Sun, 27 May 2007 08:35:03 GMT

. Ancient Cross in Greater Manchester