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Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Lancashire. The site comprises a stone circle, a ring cairn, and two associated round cairns, representing multiple phases of burial activity during the Bronze Age period. These monuments reflect the ritual and ceremonial practices of prehistoric communities, with the stone circle and cairns serving as focal points for burial and possibly wider ceremonial functions. The monument's designation within the National Heritage List for England (entry 1009121) recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in the region.
Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009121. View the official record →
Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009121.
Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1009121.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow (2.8 km), Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House (4.1 km), Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.