White Brow

Also known as:
Old Harpers Farm Cairn
Nearest town:
Horwich (3km WSW)
OS reference:
SD663124
OS sheet:
109
Latitude:
53° 36' 24.28 N
Longitude:
2° 30' 33.76 W
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Images

Image of White Brow (Cairn(s)) by Devine

This detail shows the most prominent of the internal structures within the cairn. These upright stones form part of a low, right-angled arrangement that appears to demarcate a specific area in the interior of the cairn.

Image credit: Ellen
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Devine Apr 16, 2006
Image of White Brow (Cairn(s)) by Devine

A detail of the stones forming the outer edge of the structure. This circular line of the retaining kerb wall can be easily traced around the perimeter of the site.

Image credit: Ellen
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Devine Apr 16, 2006
Image of White Brow (Cairn(s)) by Devine

The view to the North West, with Two Lads in the distance. This image gives a good impression of the distinctly symmetrical profile of the cairn.

Image credit: Ellen
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Devine Apr 16, 2006
Image of White Brow (Cairn(s)) by Devine

In this picture, viewed to the North East, the typical burial mound structure is quite distinct.

Image credit: Ellen
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Devine Apr 14, 2006
Image of White Brow (Cairn(s)) by Devine

White Brow cairn, viewed directly North, with the familiar view of Winter Hill in the background.

Image credit: Ellen
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Devine Apr 14, 2006

Articles

White Brow

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Devine Apr 14, 2006

This site is located in a field adjacent to Matchmoor Lane quarry and can be accessed by following the footpath alongside the quarry, heading North West in the direction of Adam Hill. Though there are only a few surface remains left to be seen, the site is nontheless quite impressive (SD663124). The structure that remains forms a circular bank of stones, 10m (NE-SW) x 9.7m (NW-SE) in diameter, and rising 0.5m from the surrounding hilltop. Within the central circle there are a number of internal stone structures that seem to represent the interior arrangement of the cairn. The absence of other, similar surface material in the immediate vicinity of the cairn allows for a quite distinct view of the site, and it gives the observer a good impression of the scale and dimensions of the original burial structure. The cairn itself is positioned on the North Eastern edge of the unnamed hill, which has it’s summit at SD664124, and it would have offered a point of great prominence to it’s Bronze Age builders. In all directions there are stunning views, punctuated by familiar landmarks, and from even the most cursory visit to White Brow cairn it is easy to appreciate why this spectacular location was chosen for the site of a monument of this kind.

White Brow

IronMan
IronMan Nov 11, 2002

This site is just about discernable in it’s overgrown state, but not worth the effort to come here for it’s own sake – the view however is something else.

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