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Anglezarke Moor Finds ??

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IronMan Jul 29, 2003 12:54:45

Replying to Rivington Pike

Eyup Riv!

I must say I've been unable to find Charles Wimpenny's Stone Circle (even with my GPS), but I've got to admit that last time I was there it was covered in snow and the grass was quite long, so it could well have been hidden.

That stone looks interesting - do you have a grid reference for it?

I'm fascinated by that whole Winter Hill/Anglezarke area - the other night I went to watch 'The Hulk' at Horwich cinema and was well impressed by the view of the Pike from there. It's even pretty tempting to develop a theory of alignment with the Reebok Stadium... ;-)

BTW - that quarry you mentioned a few weeks ago - do you have a grid reference for that? I'd be interested to see it, but I'm not sure where it is...

Rivington Pike Jul 29, 2003 17:16:01

Replying to IronMan

Ironman,

Thanks for your comments,

Glad I'm not the only one who can't find the 'missing' circle. After Saturday I was thinking that summer was the wrong time because of the long grass - now your saying winter is just as bad !! when is the best season to find it :^))

I was impressed with the grooved stone too, especially with the north - south alignment. I don't have a GPS gismo so its difficult to tie the co - ordinates down, as an approximation SD 631 181.

There are quite a few out cropping rocks showing through the eroded peat so it may take some time to find it. Do you think it may need adding as a find ?. What about the mound ? approximate ref. SD629 178, very distinctive when seen on the day.?

I agree with your opinion about features still to be found around this Winter Hill/Anglezaerke and I think we may need a new group adding for Anglezarke itself, any views.

I've added the quarry as a feature
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/browse.php?site_id=4106

I revisited it on Saturday and was amazed how much it had been covered with vegetation !!.
Give it another 10 years and you could quite easily walk past it and not know it was there !

Have you ever been to the Nab Spout, a spring in a grove of oak trees on the west side of Chorley Nab ?

We could do with a meeting sometime to exchange afew ideas !!

RIV