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Gawton's Stone
Date Added: 16th Aug 2011
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Gawton's Stone submitted by Sunny100 on 12th May 2010. Gawton's Stone at SJ.898554/5
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Red Cross
Date Added: 16th Aug 2011
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Red Cross submitted by astronomer on 6th Aug 2006. West side of the Red Cross, Knypersley, Staffordshire.
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Shepherd's Cross
Date Added: 16th Aug 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4
Shepherd's Cross submitted by TimPrevett on 3rd Aug 2006. Viewed from across the road. The west Staffordshire / east Cheshire border runs along the ridge to rear left. See main entry for details - click on blue text to left of picture.
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Gawton's Well
Date Added: 16th Aug 2011
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4
Gawton's Well submitted by TimPrevett on 4th Nov 2008. Got around to visiting here yesterday, and it's brilliant. It's only 16 miles east for me, so returning won't be too much of an issue. Very atmospheric woodland and castle like folly neaby too. I wouldn't be surprised if therein lies a connection with the well.
The spring lies within a large circular wall, in varying states of collapse, and within that is an elipse of yew trees - reminiscent of the ring of trees in "Nightmare Before Christmas". If this were Wales I'd start thinking this was th...
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St Edward the Confessor
Date Added: 16th Aug 2011
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5
St Edward the Confessor submitted by TimPrevett on 25th Apr 2005. Putting both crosses within context of each other; the 8th Century Cross is nearest, the 7th Century Cross to the rear. Click on the blue highlighted text to the top left of the pic for more information.
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Hanley Stone Circle
Date Added: 16th Aug 2011
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Hanley Stone Circle submitted by Sunny100 on 14th Jul 2010. Hanley Stone Circle on Quadrant Road. Another view of the modern-day circle.
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The Winking Man
Date Added: 16th Aug 2011
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Aug 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
The Winking Man submitted by TimPrevett on 5th Nov 2006. The Winking Man - a natural convincing anthropomorphic rock formation on Ramshaw Rocks at SK 02021 62362. This is in North Staffordshire on the west side of the Leek - Buxton Road. The route immediately below the rock outcrops is on a Roman Road, and remains one of the most accident prone deadly A roads in the country. Parking is to west of the Rocks (good layby at SK 01746 62012), then a fairly easy walk up to near the summit, and the Winking Man is on the east side. Tripping hazards and drops...
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Bawd Stone
Date Added: 16th Aug 2011
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Bawd Stone submitted by vicky on 2nd Sep 2001. The Bawdstone, possible dolmen, near Hen Cloud, The Roaches, Staffordshire GR: SJ009620
This so called ‘dolmen’ was described by antiquarian J.D. Sainter in his book ‘Scientific Rambles Round Macclesfield’ in 1878:
"At a short distance south of Rock Hall, there may be observed on the opposite side of Hen Cloud a block of gritstone, which upon approaching it, is found to be rested or balanced, in the first place, upon a short edge of rock and then upon two upright and pointed pilla...
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Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Date Added: 16th Aug 2011
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 1989. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery submitted by TimPrevett on 25th Sep 2006. The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. It does have a good section on prehistory, from the cave shelters, round barrows, Neolithic tools, Iron Age torc, and the only known cup and ring marked stone in Staffordshire.
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Bosley Cloud (1)
Date Added: 21st Aug 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cheshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 0000. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4
Bosley Cloud (1) submitted by PaulM on 19th Aug 2002. Bosley Cloud Stone
This stone is located SJ905636 on the back slope of Bosley Cloud, a hill in Cheshire.
It is not known if this stone is prehistoric standing stone or a natural boulder but it has been utilised as a marker (a cross is carved into the top of the stone) for the Cheshire/Staffordshire county boundary which splitsthe Cloud. If it is natural it is fortuitously placed but it is a stone out of keeping with those in the immediate area.
A track runs right beside it.
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Mill Pot Cave
Date Added: 26th Sep 2015
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Old Hannah’s Hole
Date Added: 26th Sep 2015
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
All Saints (Grindon)
Date Added: 26th Sep 2015
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Sevenways Cave
Date Added: 26th Sep 2015
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Sevenways Cave submitted by TimPrevett on 29th Jul 2006. This is the most picturesque view from one of the many ways into the cave.
Seven Ways cave - so named because of 7+ entrances into it. Sited above and to the west of Thor's Cave, it is accessed by returning to the path just before the last descent to access Thor's Cave, and then heading up! Be careful - the drops come up unexpectedly, and there are some *big* drops. Also minor shafts and limestone fissures are not infrequent, so consider your route to avoid a smaller fall.
Human remain...
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Elder Bush Cave
Date Added: 26th Sep 2015
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Elder Bush Cave submitted by stu on 23rd Sep 2004. SK0978 5488.
Access to the cave is relatively straightforward. Follow the path from Thor's Cave round to the back of the hill. The cave is quite high on the crags. Look for a lone Elder bush, the cave entrance is below and a little to the side of the bush.
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Thor's Cave
Date Added: 26th Sep 2015
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Thor's Cave submitted by TimPrevett on 29th Jul 2006. The magnificent, awe inspiring Thor's Cave, looking out. Only a visit in person can convey the size of the place, and the ambience of looking into the Manifold Valley.
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Darfar Ridge Cave
Date Added: 26th Sep 2015
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Sycamore Cave Ecton
Date Added: 26th Sep 2015
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Nottinghamshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Heaton Low
Date Added: 26th Sep 2015
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cheshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Heaton Low submitted by astronomer on 19th May 2006. Heaton Low barrow was photographed here in 2003. Its hilltop location gives unobstructed views northwards to Cleulow and Bullstones and westwards to the Cloud and the Bridestones.
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St Helen's Well (Rushton Spencer)
Date Added: 26th Sep 2015
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
St Helen's Well (Rushton Spencer) submitted by TimPrevett on 13th Aug 2007. The roadside situation of St Helen's Well, just up the road from The Royal Oak, past the "Rushton" sign, immediately after the property named "Spring Bank" (bit of a giveaway!) on the right. Some steps lead down to a deep chamber, if not overgrown!
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