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| From Cheshire HER:- Name: Standing stone at Ginclough 400m WSW Gin Clough Farm SMR Number: 1606 Type of record: Monument Map Sheet: SJ97NE Parish: RAINOW, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST Summary Large stone or glacial erratic by track to Cutlers Farm, Rainow Road. The stone is cut away on 2 sides to create a square face on the east side The stone stands just under a metre high on the south side of the road. Standing stones are large stones of Prehistoric date that are though to have been placed upright for some sort of ceremonial purpose. They are sometimes set in pairs and are often found near other prehistoric sites including burial grounds. Monument Types STANDING STONE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD) Protected Status Scheduled Monument 25702: Standing Stone At Ginclough 400M Wsw Of Gin Clough Farm --------------------- Pastscape also list this stone as a reused Bronze Age standing stone. |
Posted by stubob26th April 2011ce Edited 26th April 2011ce
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